Newton's Laws of Motion

Newton's Laws

Multiple Choice

Objects in motion,

• Will slow down due to balanced forces

• Will speed up due to balanced forces

• will remain in motion due to balanced forces

Multiple Choice

Objects at rest,

• Will start to move due to balanced forces

• Will stay at rest due to unbalanced forces

• will remain at rest due to balanced forces

Match

Match the word or sentence part to the corresponding answer

• Object in motion will

• Object at rest will

• Inertia

• Balanced force

• Unbalanced force

stay in motion

stay at rest

tendency of object to resist change

Forces opposite but equal in size

Forces opposite but not equal in size

• stay in motion

• stay at rest

• tendency of object to resist change

• Forces opposite but equal in size

• Forces opposite but not equal in size

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the reason that an object starts moving or stops moving?

• There is no forces acting on the object.

• There is a balance of forces acting on the object

• There is an unbalance of forces acting on the object

Multiple Choice

What force is acting on a moving object that helps to slow it down?

• Frictional Force

• Normal Force

• Applied Force

• Tension Force

Newton's Third Law

​Action and Reaction

For every action force there is an opposite and equal reaction force acting

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When you are walking you are using Newton's third law. You apply a force ​

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as you step down. At the same time, the surface of the ground exerts a force ​

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on you. Because you are ​

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than the ground, you are propelled up and​

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.

Multiple Choice

For every action, there is a(n) ______________ reaction

• opposite and equal

• opposite and unequal

• same and equal

• same and unequal

Draw

Draw arrows to show where the rocket is pushing force and the opposite force that is equal and causes the motion of the rocket.

Multiple Choice

The acceleration of an object depends on what two things?

• Mass and Speed

• Mass and Force

• Force and Speed

• Speed and Motion

Match

Match the word with its definition

• Acceleration

• Force

• Mass

• Speed

Change of Speed

Push or Pull

The matter or stuff an object is made of

Distance covered over time

• Change of Speed

• Push or Pull

• The matter or stuff an object is made of

• Distance covered over time

Multiple Choice

Which object would have the most mass?

• Bike

• Car

• Tire

• Steering Wheel

Reorder

Reorder the following from needing more force to needing less force to accelerate

• Big Rig

• Car

• Moped

• Bike

• Skateboard

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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x​

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When you are shopping in the grocery story you are applying Newton's third law. At first the force you apply is ​

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because there is very little to ​

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. As you start to add objects the mass of the cart ​

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. This causes you to have to apply a ​

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amount of force to keep the cart moving. So, you are demonstrating that ​

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requires more force to cause the same amount of acceleration

​Summary

Motion that we see is due to the forces that are applied to and act on objects. Newton was able to develop three laws that explain the motion we see via the forces.