LAW OF MOTIONS

Cards (3)

  • 1ST LAW: INNERTIA - AN OBJECT AT REST WILL STAY AT REST AND AN OBJECT IN MOTION WILL STAY IN MOTION AT A CONSTANT VELOCITY UNLESS ACTED UPON BY AN EXTERNAL FORCE.
  • 2ND LAW: FORCE AND ACCELERATION - THE GREATER THE MASS OF AN OBJECT, THE GREATER THE AMOUNT OF FORCE IS NEEDED FOR IT TO ACCELERATE F = mass x acceleration. Unit newton or n
  • 3RD LAW: ACTION AND REACTION - FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION