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PHYSICS
Research No. 2
NEWTONS THREE LAW OF MOTION

Newtons Law of Motion helps us understand how objects behave when they are standing still, moving
and forces act upon them. Here are the Three law of motion:

FIRST LAW OF MOTION (LAW OF INERTIA)

An object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion with a constant velocity,
unless acted upon a by a net external force. This law asserts that objects resist changes in their state of
motion. If no force acts on an object, it will maintain its current state. Newtons first law is saying that objects
behave predictably. For example, a ball is sitting on the table, it isn’t going to start rolling or fall off the table
unless a force acts upon it to cause it to do so. Moving objects don’t change their direction unless a force
causes them to move from their path. The Law of Inertia forms the foundation of classical mechanics and
helps explain why we don’t sense Earths rotational and orbital motion.

SECOND LAW OF MOTION (LAW OF ACCELERATION)

Newtons second law states that when a force acts on an object it will cause the object to accelerate.
The larger the mass of the object, the greater the force will need to be to cause it to accelerate. It can be
written as force =mass x acceleration. When force is applied to an object, it accelerates in the direction of
force. The greater the mass, the more force is needed to achieve the same acceleration. For example, if a ball
is rolled up a hill, the force of gravity acts on it in the opposite direction of the motion (acceleration is negative
or the ball decelerates). This laws help us understand how forces cause changes in motion, such as when
pushing a car or lifting weights.

THIRD LAW OF MOTION (LAW OF ACTION AND REACTION)

The last Law of Motion states that every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When one
object exerts a force on another, the second object exerts an equal force in the opposite direction. This law is
important in analyzing problems of static equilibrium, where all forces are balanced, but it also applies to body
in uniform or accelerated motion. For example, a book resting on a table applies a downward force equal to its
weight on the table. According to the third law, the table applies an equal and opposite force to the book. This
force occurs because the weight of the book causes the table to deform slightly so that it pushes back on the
book like a coiled spring. This law applies to all interactions, between objects, people or celestial bodies.

Newton’s laws of motion | Definition, Examples, & History | Britannica

What Are Newton's Three Laws of Motion? (thoughtco.com)
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