Newtons Laws

Question 1

Whats the first law of motion? Provide examples.

Answer 1

an object remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force.
- baseball pitch
- volleyball spike or hit

Question 2

whats the second law of motion? Provide examples

Answer 2

a force applied to an object will produce a change in motion (acceleration) in the direction of the applied force that is directly proportional to the size of the force.
- hitting a baseball off the bat
- changing which direction the volleyball is hit.

Question 3

Whats the third law of motion? Provide examples.

Answer 3

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Action - reaction
- hitting in baseball (action) ball coming off the bat (reaction)
- blocking the ball in volleyball (action) the ball going over the next in a downwards motion (reaction)