Newton's Laws

 A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.  

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

A person’s body is thrown outward as a car rounds a curve on a highway.  

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.  

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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A picture is hanging on a wall and does not move.  

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

A person not wearing a seatbelt flies through a car window when someone slams on the breaks because the person’s body wants to remain in continuous motion even when the car stops.  

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.  

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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A soccer player kicks a ball with their foot and their toes are left stinging.  

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.  

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

Two students are in a baseball game. The first student hits a ball very hard and it has a greater acceleration than the second student who bunts the ball lightly. 

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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