Identifying Newton's Laws

A soccer ball is sitting in the middle of a field. The ball will remain at rest until an outside force like a players foot or the wind acts upon it. Which of Newton's laws is represented by this?

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Think about pushing a shopping cart and a car. If you apply the same amount of force to both, the shopping cart will travel fast, but the car will hardly move. To move the car yo would need a larger force. Which of Newton's laws is being represented?

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Sally jumps on her trampoline. She exerts a force on the trampoline and the trampoline exerts an equal but opposite force back on Sally. This represents

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What Newtons law does this picture represent

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Which law explains that it would take more force to push the car than the lawnmower?

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There is a skateboard rolling and then Billy steps on it and it stops. What Law of motion is this?

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When you are running. your foot exerts force on the ground and the ground exerts force back onto you. Which of Newton's laws is represented

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If we put the same force on a bowling ball and a soccer ball, the soccer ball will move faster! Which law explains this?

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Which way would a swimmer push to move forward in the water?

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• forward

• backward

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The reason a ball bounces up when it hits the ground:

• the ball and the ground repel each other

• The ball exerts a force on the ground, and the ground exerts a force on the ball.

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