Understanding Newton's Laws of Motion: Inertia, Force, and Action-Reaction Principles
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Newton's First Law, also known as the Law of Inertia, states that a body remains at rest or moves uniformly in a straight line unless acted upon by a net force. Objects do not accelerate without this net force. The Second Law introduces the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration, encapsulated in the formula F = ma. The Third Law explains that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Together, these laws form the foundation of classical mechanics, essential for understanding motion in physics.
Understanding Newton's Laws of Motion: Inertia, Force, and Action-Reaction Principles
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Newton’s First Law (1642-1727) • “The Law of Inertia” • A body remains at rest or moves in a straight line at a constant speed unless acted upon by a net force. • Objects do not accelerate unless a net force is applied. http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/newton.html; http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/libraries/rare/modernity/newton3.html
Objects at rest remain at rest and objects in motion remain in motion, unless acted upon by an outside force. Newton’s 1st Law of Motion http://talesfromechocanyon.blogspot.com/2007_03_02_archive.html
Newton’s 2nd law of Motion …mathematically Net Force = (mass)(accel) Fnet = ma
m m m m m M M M m NEWTON'S 2nd LAW OF MOTION a F F a F a F a F a F a
Terminal Velocity Net Force Acceleration = g Velocity = 0 but motion is about to begin mg F Acceleration < g v increasing downward mg F Acceleration << g v still increasing downward just not as rapidly as before mg F Acceleration = 0 Terminal velocity mg
Falling with Air Resistance & Terminal Velocity • When falling the force of air resistance becomes large enough to balance the force of gravity. • At this instant in time, there is no net force — the object stops accelerating (see D below); terminal velocity has been reached. www.physicsclassroom.com
Newton’s Third Law • Action-Reaction • When one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force of equal strength in the opposite direction on the first object. Example of Newton’s 3rd Law: http://bp3.blogger.com/_vQA3QRUnk3M/RrgyfrRniPI/AAAAAAAAAMs/DYlhM7pDeI8/s1600-h/newton
Newton’s Third Law of Motion For every action, there is always a reaction of equal (magnitude) and opposite (direction) reaction. “action” or “reaction” refers to force. Action/Reaction forces do NOT act on the SAME object!
Reaction: road pushes on tire Action: tire pushes on road
Reaction: gases push on rocket Action: rocket pushes on gases
Action- Reaction Forces • Do Action-Reaction forces cancel each other? • No, they are acting on different objects. Forces can only be added together when they are acting on the same object. http://quest.nasa.gov/space/teachers/rockets/principles.html
Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion Action Force: A guy is pushing a ball leftwards Reaction Force: the ball is pushing the guy rightwards
Tug-a-war • If Fido and Rover play tug-a war, how do the “pulls” of the dogs compare? • If each dog pulls with 20 N of force, what is the tension force in the middle of the rope (between the dogs)? • Answer= 20 N • Why?
Putting Newton's Laws of Motion Together = Synthesis • An unbalanced force must be exerted for a rocket to lift off from a launch pad or for a craft in space to change speed or direction(First Law) • The amount of thrust (force) produced by a rocket engine will be determined by the rate at which the mass of the rocket fuel burns and the speed of the gas escaping the rocket(Second Law) • The reaction, or motion, of the rocket is equal to and in the opposite direction of the action, or thrust, from the engine(Third Law) http://www.spacetoday.org/images/Rockets/ArianeRockets/Ariane5LaunchArianespace.jpg http://quest.nasa.gov/space/teachers/rockets/principles.html