Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Wednesday - Newton's First Law

Name_________________________                                Period ___________________________

Examples of Newton’s First Law Practice
Scenario 1:
Your skateboard is traveling West at 10m/s.  You run into a bench which stops the skateboard.  Show what would happen to you and the skateboard.





Scenario 2: A dish is at rest on a table cloth.  You pull the table cloth quickly.  Show and explain what would happen to the dish and why.





Scenario 3: You are standing on a bus traveling 25 miles per hour.  The driver pushes on the gas pedal to accelerate the bus to 50 miles per hour.  Show and explain what would happen to you and the car.





Scenario 4: Your kid brother is in a shopping cart.  You wheel him in a straight line down the ice cream aisle.  At the end of the aisle, you take a sharp turn left and your brother flies out of the car.  Show and explain why this would happen.



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