Newton's laws

Cards (3)

  • First law:
    If the resultant force on a stationary object is zero, the object will remain stationary. If the resultant force on a moving object is zero, it'll just carry on moving at the same velocity
    basically: a force is needed to change motion
  • second law:
    the larger the resultant force the more the object accelerates, so the force and the acceleration
    An object with a larger mass will accelerate less than one with a smaller mass
    Resultant force (N) = mass (kg) x Acceleration (m/s) squared
  • third law:
    when two objects interact the forces they exert on eachother are equal and opposite