Newtons Laws Flashcards
1
Q
Newton’s first law
A
an object remains in the same state of motion unless a
resultant force acts on it.
2
Q
Newtons 2nd law
A
the acceleration of an object increases if the resultant force on it increases, and decreases if the mass of the object increases.
Equation - resultant force = mass x acceleration
3
Q
Newtons 3rd law
A
whenever two objects interact, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other
