Newton's Laws of Motion

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What is inertia?

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Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion. The more mass an object has, the more inertia it has.

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Which object has more inertia: a bowling ball or a tennis ball?

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A bowling ball has more inertia because it has more mass.

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What is Newton's First Law of Motion?

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An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion at a constant velocity unless acted upon by a net external force.

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What is Newton's Second Law of Motion?

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The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass (F = ma).

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What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?

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For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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What are action and reaction forces?

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Action and reaction forces are pairs of forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction, acting on different objects.

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Why are action and reaction forces not balanced forces?

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Because they act on different objects, they do not cancel each other out.

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What is the formula for calculating force?

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Force = mass x acceleration (F = ma).

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Which has more inertia: a truck or an ant?

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A truck has more inertia because it has a greater mass.

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What does it mean when we say an object has a lot of inertia?

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It means that the object requires a large amount of force to change its motion.