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Newton’s Laws of Motion

1. First Law: An object will stay in motion/rest unless acted upon by an outside force.
2. Second Law: Acceleration of an object produced by an applied force is directly related to
the magnitude of the force.
3. Third Law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
4. Key Terms:
 Balanced Forces: Forces that do not cause a change in motion.
 Unbalanced Forces: Forces that cause a change in motion.
Scenario 1: There is a newtons cradle sitting upon a table. Out of curiosity, you move of the
balls on the cradle and begin to witness that the balls begin to hit each other with equal force.
You notice that the balls are moving with opposite but equal motion.

 Which law(s) apply to this scenario?

 Which forces in the scenario are considered the balanced forces and which
are considered the Unbalanced forces? Explain why.

Scenario 2: One day you are with your family watching a soccer game. The game is getting
intense and the players are beginning to play faster and more aggressive. Out of nowhere, you
see two players collide with each other. Each player goes down and get injured.
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 Which law(s) apply to this scenario?

 Which forces in the scenario are considered the balanced forces and which
are considered the Unbalanced forces? Explain why.

Scenario 3: There is a baseball sitting upon a table. The baseball is motionless until you begin to
push the ball off the table. The baseball is now in motion but stops this motion when hitting the
floor.

 Which law(s) apply to this scenario?

 Which forces in the scenario are considered the balanced forces and which
are considered the Unbalanced forces? Explain why.

Scenario 4: At your table you have two balls and ruler. One of the balls given is a golf ball. The
other is a ping-pong ball. You notice that the weight and density of the golf ball is far greater
than the ping-pong ball. Your teacher instructs you to use the ruler to hit both balls with the same
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amount of force. After applying this force to both balls, you notice that the ping-pong ball goes a
lot farther than the golf ball.

 Which law(s) apply to this scenario?

 Which forces in the scenario are considered the balanced forces and which
are considered the Unbalanced forces? Explain why.