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    Newton’s 3 laws of Motion 1. If a body is as rest it remains at rest or, if it is in motion, it moves with uniform velocity, until it is acted on by a resultant force. 2. Acceleration is dependent on the forces acting upon an object and the mass of the object. Therefore, if the force is increased, the acceleration is increased. And the more mass the object has, the more acceleration decreases. So the resultant force (F) is equal to mass (m) times acceleration (a) (F = ma). 3. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Or every action always reacts in the opposite direction. One long standing theory is that no object can travel faster than the speed of light. While this theory sounds reasonable and we base so much of what…

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    Newton's Laws Of Motion

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    Newton's Laws of Motion surround people everyday. People see them everyday but do they really know what they are and why they're here? The laws are here to understand why and what happens when using forces. Newton's laws have everything to do with forces and motion. There are three laws; the first being every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it. The second is the relationship between an object's mass m, its…

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    influence every movement produced by the body. Every movement has different forces, and laws that apply to the movement. When striking a soccer ball important mechanical principles and concepts such as stability, motion, force, and Newton’s law affects the outcome of the strike. Stability is what many people consider balance. So in other words stability…

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    forces by formulating three laws. In his book Newton describes his three laws of motion. Newton’s Laws are all around us. To prove this, you will conduct 14 different activities showing everyday examples of these laws. Lab Procedure You will start at a lab station and then move from station to station until you have completed all 14 activities. You will have 3minutes to do the activity at each lab station. Perform the activity as directed. Write a description of what you observe in your…

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    In this paper we will see how physics plays a role in the sport of soccer. In this paper I will be using five different references : the science classroom, real world physics problems, soccer mania, soccer ball world, and stmarys-ca.edu. Physics is the study of matter and its motion through space and time, it is a big role in soccer , soccer uses Newton’s first , second, and third laws of motion.Magnu effect is also a role in soccer this is when the ball curves to a certain direction…

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    How Newton’s Second Law changed Physics. There are many equations and formulas that are important in physics because of what they imply or solve like E=mc^2, but Newton’s Second Law of motion has to be one of the most important. F=m(dv/dt)(Quote) F=ma Force = Mass x Acceleration (Newtons) With the use of this equation he proved that objects that are heavier fall at the same rate towards earth as objects that are lighter because the earth pulls them down with the same force. To put it in…

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    1. What is the GPS Standard tied to this project? The GPS Standard tied to this project is - S8P3. Students will investigate relationship between force, mass, and the motion of objects. 2. How does your rubber band car show Newton’s 1st Law of Motion? The first law states an object will stay at rest until acted upon unbalanced force. The car is at rest until the rubber band is twirl all on the stick. This mean a force has to be added for the rubber-band car to move. 3. How does your rubber…

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    1. C Why: according to Newton’s first law of motion, an object that is free from all outside forces travels at a constant velocity, covering equal distances in equal times along a straight-line path, C is true. 2. D Why: not matter an object is still or is in motion, the object has inertia all the time. Inertia is a nature/property of any objects. 3. D Why: the ship is moving at a constant speed, which is in a balanced status. For the athlete, it would be likely to do a long jump on ground.…

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    NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION Water rockets have used many times to test and explore the fundamental principles of physics. To understand what determines how far a water rocket may fly or how a rocket may even lift off, it is important to delve into the deeper detail; the forces acting in play. Newtons Laws govern the central principles regarding the physical forces which may act on a particular object in space. There are three laws which were developed by Sir Isaac Newton in 1686, when he published…

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    Newton's three laws of motion consist of information about gravity, force and acceleration. The law’s where written by Newton in 1666. Each law explains a different theory about how gravity works. The first law talks about why objects stay in motion or rest unless an unbalanced force is acted upon that object. The next law explains how force equals acceleration. The third law talks about how if any action is created there is a equal and opposite reaction that appears. Each one of these laws…

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