Newton'S First Law of Motion
Newton'S First Law of Motion
Newton'S First Law of Motion
LAW of MOTION
The LAW (#1)
An object at rest remains at rest, and an object
in motion remains in motion at the constant
speed and in a straight line unless acted on by
an unbalanced force.
Part 1: Objects at rest
An Object at rest is….
B.) moving
Part 1: Objects at rest
An Object at rest is….
Unbalanced
force (moving)
Part 2: Objects in Motion
Moving objects will continue to move forever in
the same velocity unless an unbalanced force
acts on them.
KNOWLEDGE check
Scenario…
You are riding a bus to school. When you
finished your candy bar, you stand up to walk
to the front of the bus.
SUDDENLY, a mouse runs in front of the bus
and the bus driver slams on his brakes (he
loves mice)…….
What will happen to you?
why?
Friction and Newton’s first law
Newton says, “an object
in motion will stay in HHmmmm……….
motion forever…unless
acted on by a
unbalanced force.
What
makes it
stop?
Kali
Inertia and Newton’s first law
Newton’s first law law of inertia
What forces
did you
notice?
ONE person from each table, get a beaker, a note
card, and a penny.
Directions:
1. Place note card and penny on cup as seen here
2. Attempt to flick the
card so that the penny
will fall into the beaker.