Newton’s First and Second Laws - Reading Questions
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While you read the two-page handout, please answer the following questions.
Question 1
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Give one example of Newton’s first law of motion from your own life today.
Question 2
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If you have one textbook and a backpack full of 6 textbooks, which object would have more inertia? Explain.
Question 3
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Give one example of Newton’s second law of motion from your own life today.
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Question 7
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If you double the net force acting on an object, but the mass stays the same, what happens to the acceleration?
Question 8
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Using what you know about Newton’s second law, explain why a car with a large mass might use more fuel than a car with a smaller mass when they drive the same distance.
When calculating with Newton’s second law, what units do we use for mass?
kilograms
newton OR kg*m/s2
m/s
m/s2
When calculating with Newton’s second law, what units do we use for acceleration?
kilograms
newton OR kg*m/s2
m/s
m/s2
When calculating with Newton’s second law, what units do we use for force?