Name that Law!

When exerted on the same mass, doubling the force caused a doubling of the acceleration

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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2nd

A sailboat is moving straight across the lake; to turn it the skipper must use the rudder (steering paddle)

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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3rd

1st

A 5 kg mass is moved 100 meters when subjected to a certain force. A 10 kg mass is moved 50 meters when exposed to the same force

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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2nd

A truck suddenly stops and the freight (cargo) falls over

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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1st

The fastest drag racers have a small chassis (body) with a large engine

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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2nd

The recoil of a shotgun causes a bruise on the shoulder

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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3rd

Two spring scales are hooked together; the end ring of the scales is pulled in different directions. The reading on each scale is the same.

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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3rd

A larger force is needed to throw a shotput than a baseball

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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2nd

A fisherman steps from the edge of his boat to the dock. The boat isn't fastened and is pushed into the lake nearly putting the fisherman in the water.

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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3rd

A larger force is needed to accelerate a bus than a car

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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2nd