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Newton’s
Laws of
Motion
While most people
know what Newton's
Laws are, many
people do not
understand what
they mean.
Newton’s Laws of Motion
 1st Law – An object at rest will stay
at rest, and an object in motion will
stay in motion at constant velocity,
unless acted upon by an unbalanced
force.
 2nd Law – Force equals mass times
acceleration.
 3rd Law – For every action there is
an equal and opposite reaction.
1 Law of Motion
st
(Law of Inertia)
An object at rest will stay at

rest, and an object in
motion will stay in motion
at constant velocity, unless
acted upon by another
unbalanced force.
1 st Law
 Inertia is the
tendency of an
object to resist
changes in its
velocity:
whether in
motion or These pumpkins will not move
motionless. unless acted on by an unbalanced
force.
1st Law
 Unless acted
upon by an
unbalanced
force, this golf
ball would sit
on the tee
forever.
1st Law
 Once airborne,
unless acted on
by an
unbalanced
force (gravity
or friction with
the air), the golf
ball would
never stop!
Why then, do we observe
every day objects in motion
slowing down and becoming
motionless seemingly without
an outside force?
 There are four main types of friction:
 Sliding friction: ice skating
 Rolling friction: bowling
 Fluid friction :air or water resistance
 Static friction: initial friction when

moving an object
It’s a force we sometimes cannot see – friction.
What is this unbalanced force
that acts on an object in motion?
Objects on Earth, unlike
those in outer space, are
acted on by friction.
Newtons’s 1st Law and You
Don’t let this be you. Wear seat belts.

Because of inertia, objects (including you)
resist changes in their motion. When the car
going 80 km/hour is stopped by the brick
wall, your body keeps moving at 80 m/hour.
.Which of Newton’s Laws is shown above?
2nd Law
The net force of an object is
equal to the product of its
mass and acceleration.
Force = mass multiplied by
acceleration ( F =ma)
2nd Law
 When mass is in kilograms and

acceleration is in m/s/s, the unit of
force is in Newtons (N).
 One newton is equal to the force
required to accelerate one kilogram of
mass at one meter/second/second.
Newton’s 2nd Law proves that different masses
accelerate to the earth at the same rate, but with
different forces.
• We know that objects

with different masses
accelerate to the
ground at the same
rate.
• However, because of
the 2nd Law we know
that they don’t hit the
ground with the same
force. F = ma F = ma
98 N = 10 kg x 9.8 m/s/s 9.8 N = 1 kg x 9.8
m/s/s
2nd Law
F
m a
2nd Law (F = m x a)
 How much force is needed to accelerate a
1400 kilogram car 2 meters per second/per
second?
 Write the formula
 F=mxa
 Fill in given numbers and units
 Solve for the unknown
2nd Law (F = m x a)
second?
 Write the formula F
 F=mxa m a
 F = 1400 kg x 2 meters per second/second
2nd Law (F = m x a)
second?
 Write the formula
 F=mxa
 F = 1400 kg x 2 meters per second/second
 2800 kg-meters/second/second or 2800 N
If mass remains constant, doubling the acceleration, doubles the force. If force remains
constant, doubling the mass, halves the acceleration.
3rd Law
For every action, there is an

equal and opposite reaction.
3 rd Law
According to Newton,
whenever objects A and
B interact with each
other, they exert forces
upon each other.
When you sit in your chair,
B your body exerts a
downward force on the
chair and the chair
exerts an upward force
on your body.
3rd Law
These two forces
are called action
and reaction
forces.
3rd Law
The reaction of a
rocket is an
application of the
third law of
motion. Various
fuels are burned
in the engine,
producing hot
gases.
3rd Law
The hot gases push
against the inside
tube of the rocket
and escape out the
bottom of the tube.
As the gases move
downward, the
rocket moves in the
opposite direction.
UP!
3rd Law
 A car is equipped
with wheels which
spin backwards.
 As the wheels spin
backwards, they
grip the road and
push the road
backwards.
Newton’s 3rd Law in Nature
 A fish uses its fins to push
water backwards.
 The water reacts by
pushing the fish forward,
propelling the fish through
the water.
 The size of the force on
the water equals the size of
the force on the fish; the
direction of the force on
the water (backwards) is
opposite the direction of
the force on the fish
(forwards).
3rd Law
Flying
gracefully
through the air,
birds depend
on Newton’s
third law of
motion.
3rd Law
. As the birds
push down on
the air with their
wings, the air
pushes their
wings up and
gives them lift.
 The size of the force on the air equals the size of the
force on the bird; the direction of the force on the air
(downwards) is opposite the direction of the force on
the bird (upwards).
 Action-reaction force pairs make it possible for birds
to fly.
Check Your Understanding
 1. What acceleration will result when a 12 N net force
applied to a 3 kg object? A 6 kg object?
 2. A net force of 16 N causes a mass to accelerate at a

rate of 5 m/s2. Determine the mass.
 3. How much force is needed to accelerate a 66 kg

skier 1 m/sec/sec?
 4. What is the force on a 1000 kg elevator that is

falling freely at 9.8 m/sec/sec?
 1. What acceleration will result when a
12 N net force applied to a 3 kg object?
F
m a
12 N = 3 kg x 4 m/s/s
 2. A net force of 16 N causes a mass
to accelerate at a rate of 5 m/s 2.
Determine the mass.
16 N = 3.2 kg x 5 m/s/s
 3. How much force is needed to
accelerate a 66 kg skier 1
m/sec/sec?
66 kg-m/sec/sec or 66 N
 4. What is the force on a 1000 kg
elevator that is falling freely at 9.8
m/sec/sec?
9800 kg-m/sec/sec or 9800 N

Other examples of Newton’s
Third Law
 The baseball
forces the bat to
the left (an
action); the bat
forces the ball
to the right (the
reaction).

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Newton’s

An object at rest will stay at

 Fluid friction :air or water resistance

 Static friction: initial friction when

Don’t let this be you. Wear seat belts.

 When mass is in kilograms and

• We know that objects

For every action, there is an

 2. A net force of 16 N causes a mass to accelerate at a

 3. How much force is needed to accelerate a 66 kg

 4. What is the force on a 1000 kg elevator that is

9800 kg-m/sec/sec or 9800 N

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