Newton's Laws
How many Laws of motion did Isaac Newton create?
3
You run into your friend while skating and both of you fall in opposite directions. This is an example of which law of motion?
Newton's 3rd Law
What is the action and reaction forces for a person throwing a basketball?
The person pushing on the ball, and the ball pushing on the person
A push or a pull
Force
Why does a rolling soccer ball slow down even if no one touches it?
Friction
This Law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Newton's Third Law
You are thrown off the front of a 4 wheeler when it runs into a fence. This is an example of which law of motion?
What is Newton's First Law
True or false: The action force is usually stronger than the reaction force
False
The change in an object’s position with respect to time and in comparison to the position of other objects used as reference points
Motion
True or false: the laws of motion still apply in space
True
What is Newton's Second Law
You left your book on a desk in Ms. Brielle's room and it is still there the next morning. This is an example of which law of motion?
Newton's first Law
If you jump forwards off a boat, which direction will the boat move?
Backwards, because of the force of your jump
Weight is caused by the pull of what force?
Gravity
What century did Isaac Newton live in?
17th century (1643-1727)
According to Newton's 3rd Law, forces always occur in.....
Pairs
The wings of a bird pushes air downwards, which in turn pushes the bird upwards
Newton's third Law
When bouncing a ball, why does the ball bounce back up?
Because the floor/Earth pushes back up on the ball causing it to bounce
Unit of measurement for force
Newton's
This is a force of resistance between two objects
Friction
Newton's first law is sometimes referred to as this
The law of inertia
A baseball hit with a wooden bat goes farther than a baseball hit with a plastic bat. This is an example of which law of motion?
Newton's second Law
True or false, the action and reaction forces act on different objects
True
To strike or hit something with any amount of force
Collide
If a runner pushes on the ground with a forces of 150 Newtons, what is the strength and direction of the force exerted by the ground on the runner?
150 Newtons in the opposite direction