Newton's Laws
What is Newton's first law of motion?
A body at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force, and a body in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
How does Mass affect inertia?
the greater the mass, the greater the inertia.
Definition: The change in velocity of an object traveling in a circular path.
Centripetal acceleration
When was Newton born?
1643
What is another name for Newton's first law?
The Law of Inertia
What does the letter "F" represent in the formula F= ma
Force
definition: The force that continuously pulls objects traveling in a circular path toward the center of the circle
Centripetal Force
His mother pulled Newton out of School to do what?
farming
What is Newton's second Law of Motion
the net force applied to an object equals the objects mass times acceleration.
What does the letter "M" represent in the formula F= ma
mass
definition: Perpendicular
The direction of the orbiting object in relationship to the acceleration.
Why did Newton go back to school instead of continue farming?
What is the formula of Newton's second law
F=mxa
what does the letter "A" represent in the formula F= ma
acceleration
What keeps an orbiting satellite from falling to Earth?
The inertia of the satellite
Where did Newton go to College
Cambridge
an objects potential to resist change in motion
acceleration of gravity, air resistance, and the mass, size, and shape of an object
What is projectile motion?
The curved path an object follows when it is thrown or propelled near Earth's surface.
Due to the Great Plague, Cambridge closed. Name one thing Newton discovered while in isolation.
developed infinitesimal calculus, theory of light, pondered gravity and planetary motion.