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Newton Laws of Motion

Newton Laws of Motion
1st Law
The Law of Inertia
An object at rest will stay at rest
Or, an object in motion will stay in motion
Unless acted on by an outside force
A concept by Galileo
Examples
A hockey puck
Tug of War
2nd Law
The Law of Acceleration
Acceleration is produced when a force acts
on mass
F = MA
Acceleration is:
Directly proportional to force
Inversely proportional to mass
Examples
Pulling the tablecloth trick
A drag racer
3rd Law
The Law of Equal and Opposite
Means:
Opposite in Direction
and Equal in Magnitude
Examples
A rifle recoil
A rocket launch
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