Newton’s Contributions

Newton’s Contributions

Calculus
Light is composed of rainbow colors
Reflecting Telescope
Laws of Motion
Theory of

Newton’s First Law (law of inertia)

An object at rest tends to stay

Balanced Force

Equal forces in opposite
directions produce no motion

Unbalanced Forces

Unequal opposing forces
produce an unbalanced force
causing motion

If objects in motion tend to stay in motion, why don’t

Newton’s First Law (law of inertia)

MASS is the measure of the

Newton’s First Law (law of inertia)

INERTIA is a property of an

1st Law

Unless acted upon by an unbalanced force, this golf

There are four main types of friction:
Sliding friction: ice skating
Rolling friction:

1st Law

Once airborne, unless acted on by an unbalanced force

Inertia

Terminal Velocity

Newton’s Second Law

Force equals mass times acceleration.
F = ma

Newton’s Second Law

Force = Mass x Acceleration
Force is measured in Newton
ACCELERATION

Newton’s Second Law

WEIGHT is a measure of the force of ___________

Newton’s Third Law

For every action there is an equal and opposite

Newton’s 3rd Law

For every action there is an equal and opposite

Newton’s Third Law

A bug with a mass of 5 grams flies

Newton’s Third Law

The force would be the same.
Force (bug)= m x

Action: earth pulls on you

Reaction: you pull on earth

Action and

Action: tire pushes on road

Reaction: road pushes on tire

Action: rocket pushes on gases

Reaction: gases push on rocket

Consider hitting a baseball with a bat. If we call the

What Laws are represented?