Newton's First Law
What was Newton's First Law also called?
The Law of Inertia
What object was above the cardboard?
A cardboard tube.
What word means an object resists changes in motion?
Inertia.
An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by what?
An unbalanced force
What was placed at the bottom of the setup?
A cup of water.
What is a force?
A push or pull
What happened to the ball after the cardboard was pulled?
It fell into the glass.
What did we do to make the ball fall?
We pulled the cardboard square.
When the cardboard moved quickly, the ball mostly stayed…
in place.
Why didn’t the ball move with the cardboard?
Because of inertia.
Why did the toilet paper roll move away?
The cardboard pushed it aside.
Gravity caused the ball to do what?
Fall into the cup.