Newton and His Three Laws

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them. What law is this an example of?

• First Law of Motion

• Second Law of Motion

• Third Law of Motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A person's body is thrown outward as a car rounds a curve on a highway. What law is this an example of?

• First Law of Motion

• Second Law of Motion

• Third Law of Motion

Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction. What law is this an example of?

• First Law of Motion

• Second Law of Motion

• Third Law of Motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A picture is hanging on a wall and does not move. What law is this an example of?

• First Law of Motion

• Second Law of Motion

• Third Law of Motion

A person not wearing a seatbelt flies through a car window when someone slams on the breaks. What law is this an example of?

• First Law of Motion

• Second Law of Motion

• Third Law of Motion

Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing. What law is this an example of?

• First Law of Motion

• Second Law of Motion

• Third Law of Motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force. What law is this an example of?

• First Law of Motion

• Second Law of Motion

• Third Law of Motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A soccer player kicks a ball with their foot and their toes are left stinging. What law is this an example of?

• First Law of Motion

• Second Law of Motion

• Third Law of Motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up. What law is this an example of?

• First Law of Motion

• Second Law of Motion

• Third Law of Motion

Two students are in a baseball game. The first student hits a ball very hard and it has a greater acceleration than the second student who bunts the ball lightly. What law is this an example of?

• First Law of Motion

• Second Law of Motion

• Third Law of Motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2