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Chapter 2 – Lesson 2
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Newton’s 1st LawAn object at rest tends to stay at rest and
an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an
unbalanced force.
Part 1: An Object at RestIdentify an object at rest
Ex: chair on the floor, a plane on a runway
These objects will not start moving until a is exerted on them.Ex:
push or pull
You tend to fall backward when your school bus starts to move.
Part 2: An Object in MotionAn object moving at a certain velocity will
continue to move at the same speed and in the same direction unless some
acts on it.
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unbalanced force forever
Ex: Riding in your car. When your mother or father comes to a stop then you would continue to move, however your seatbelt stops you.
If objects in motion tend to stay in motion, why don’t moving objects keep moving
forever?Things don’t keep moving forever because there’s
almost always an acting upon them.
A book sliding across a table slows down and stops because of the force of
If you throw a ball upwards it will eventually slow down and fall because of the force of
unbalanced force
gravity
friction
InertiaThe tendency of an object to
resist a change in its motion
Inertia can be described as the tendency of an object to keep doing whatever’s it’s doing.
InertiaInertia is the reason objects at rest and
objects in motion
Inertia is the reason you slide toward the side of a car when the driver makes a sharp turn.
remain at rest remain in motion
MASS and INERTIAThe more an object has, the more
the object has.
Therefore an object with a small mass will have a inertia
And an object with a large mass will have a inertia.
Bigger objects are to start & stop
MASS INERTIA
HARDER
Which vehicle has more inertia?
SMALL
LARGE
The truck is in motion. What is the force that causes it to stop?
The car is at rest. What is the force that causes it to move?
The push of the stopped car.
The push of the truck.
Group Work!In your group take 3 MINUTES to come up with
an example of Newton’s 1st Law in everyday life. Be ready to explain using the proper vocabulary.
Assess Your KnowledgeIf gravity between the Sun and Earth suddenly
vanished how would Earth move?
Answer: In a straight path
To say that 1kg of matter weighs 10 N is to say that 1kg of matter
a. Will weigh 10N everywhere
b. Has less volume than 10kg of matter
c. Has more inertia than 10kg of matter
d. Is attracted to Earth with 10N of force
Answer: D
If the net force on an object is zero then the object has
a. Balanced forces
b. Action forces
c. Reaction forces
d. Unbalanced forces
Answer: A