Chapter 3: Law of Motion

What are the importance of studying Sport Biomechanics?

• to enhance performance

• to get injured

• to prevent injuries

How can coaches and athletes use sport biomechanics?

• Select the best training exercise

• Analyze sport movement

• Design or choose best sport equipment

What are the areas of study in Biomechanics?

• Laws of ocenography

• Laws of motion

• Stability

• Mechanical principles

• Projectiles

What is Law of motion?

• An electronic mechanical delay

• A summation of forces

• A science that describes the rule of motion.

"A body will maintain a state of rest or constant velocity unless acted on by an external force that changes the state."

Is which Law of Motion?

• Newton 1st law of motion

• Newton 2nd law of motion

• Newton 3rd law of motion

• Law of gravitation

The image above is describing which law of motion?

• law of gravitation

• law of acceleration

• law of action-reaction

• law of inertia

Which of the below is NOT a type of motion?

• Oscillatory motion

• Apex motion

• Angular motion

• Linear motion

• fluid motion

Fill in the blanks.

The 2nd Law of Motion mentions that the change in the state of a body or the acceleration is proportional to the _________ of the force and the direction in which it is applied.

• weight

• height

• magnitude

Contact force, friction forces, muscle forces and elastic forces are _______________ type of forces.

• external

• internal

MOMENTUM is defined as the product of mass (m) and .......

• velocity

• weight

• mass

• acceleration