Newton's Laws of Motion--Which Law is It?
A bowling ball hitting pins and they fly backwards.
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A golf ball continues to roll until friction and gravity stop it.
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A magician pulls out the tablecloth from under the dishes and they do not move.
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A pencil on a table will stay there until someone picks it up.
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A person's body is thrown outward around a curve.
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A picture hanging on the wall does not move.
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A soccer ball will not move until it is kicked.
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An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion until acted upon by an unbalanced force.
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Ascending in an elevator and blood rushes to your head when it suddenly stops.
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The Law of Inertia.
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A car accelerates faster than a truck.
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A full grocery cart requires more force to push than an empty cart.
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A pitched baseball goes faster than one that is gently thrown.
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An ice skater pushes with more force and begins to move faster.
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It takes less force to move a bicycle than a motorcycle.
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It takes less force to pull an empty wagon than a wagon with someone in it.
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It takes more force to move a bowling ball than a baseball.
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Pushing a child on a swing requires less force than pushing an adult.
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Several dogs pulling a sled cause it to go faster than just one dog pulling a sled.
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The FORCE of an object is equal to its MASS multiplied by its ACCELERATION.
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The Law of Acceleration.
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A bird pushes down on the air with its wings in order to fly.
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A cannonball shot forward and the cannon moves back.
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A fireman turns on his hose and is knocked backwards.
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A rocket blasting off.
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A swimmer pushes back on the water and moves forward.
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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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Paddling a canoe.
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Sitting in a chair you exert a force on the chair and it exerts an equal force on you.
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The Law of Action/Reaction.
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The air is let out of a balloon and it flies around the room.
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The floor pushes up as a person's foot pushes down.
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You are pushed back into your seat when an airplane takes off.
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