Newton and the Laws

of Motion
Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, England in 1643.
Newton discovered influential theories on light, calculus,
gravity, and astronomy, as well as the Laws of Motion.
Newton died in 1727, at the age of 85
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Before going into the laws of motion, we must know what acceleration
is.

Acceleration is a change in direction or

speed.

In other words
Acceleration is a change in movement
 1 stLaw
An object at rest will remain at rest
unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
An object in motion continues in motion
with the same speed and in the same
direction unless acted upon by an
unbalanced force.
This means that things will not accelerate unless there is an uneven force.

The item on the left will not tip over because the force acted upon it is equal.
However, there is uneven force on the item to the right, so it will tip over.
On the other hand, things which are moving will keep moving until there is
an uneven force.
 2nd Law
Acceleration is produced when a force acts
on a mass. The greater the mass (of the
object being accelerated) the greater the
amount of force needed (to accelerate the
object).
This means that it takes more force to make something heavy to move
or stop.

20 lbs.

5 lbs.

For instance, it will require someone more force to pick up the

green box than the blue box
There is an equation which shows the relationship between force, mass,
and acceleration.
Force=Mass x Acceleration

50 N

50 N = 1000 kg x .05m/s/s
 3rd Law
For every action there is an equal and
opposite re-action.
This means that every time an object exerts a force, the force is
mirrored back, with the same amount of force but in the opposite
direction.
For instance, if you give a friend a high five when his or her hand is
already up, you will receive the same amount of force back into your
hand that you hit their hand with.

Thats why a forceful high five can hurt your

hands; the force you gave comes back to
you.
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