1. Hewitt/Lyons/Suchocki/Yeh Conceptual Integrated Science Chapter 3 NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION

2. This lecture will help you understand: Newton’s First Law of Motion Newton’s Second Law of Motion Forces and Interactions Newton’s Third Law of Motion Vectors

3. Newton’s First Law of Motion The law of inertia: Every object continues in a state of rest or of uniform speed in a straight line unless acted on by a nonzero force.

4. A sheet of paper can be quickly withdrawn from under a soft-drink can without the can toppling, because A.gravity pulls harder on the can than on the paper. B.the can has weight. C.the can has inertia. D.none of the above. Newton’s First Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

5. A sheet of paper can be quickly withdrawn from under a soft-drink can without the can toppling, because A.gravity pulls harder on the can than on the paper. B.the can has weight. C.the can has inertia. D.none of the above. Newton’s First Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

6. If you swing a stone overhead in a horizontal circle and the string breaks, the tendency of the stone is to follow a A.curved path. B.straight-line path. C.spiral path. D.vertical path. Newton’s First Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

7. If you swing a stone overhead in a horizontal circle and the string breaks, the tendency of the stone is to follow a A.curved path. B.straight-line path. C.spiral path. D.vertical path. Newton’s First Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

8. Newton’s Second Law of Motion The law of acceleration: The acceleration produced by a net force on an object is directly proportional to the net force, is in the same direction as the net force, and is inversely proportional to the mass of the object.

9. Newton’s Second Law of Motion Equation for acceleration small net force, large mass  small acceleration large net force, small mass  large acceleration

10. Consider a cart pushed along a track with a certain force. If the force remains the same while the mass of the cart decreases to half, the acceleration of the cart A.remains the same. B.halves. C.doubles. D.changes unpredictably. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

11. Consider a cart pushed along a track with a certain force. If the force remains the same while the mass of the cart decreases to half, the acceleration of the cart A.remains the same. B.halves. C.doubles. D.changes unpredictably. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

12. Push a cart along a track so twice as much net force acts upon it. If the acceleration remains the same, what is a reasonable explanation? A.The mass of the cart doubled when the force doubled. B.The cart experiences a force that it didn’t before. C.The track is not level. D.Friction reversed direction. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

13. Push a cart along a track so twice as much net force acts upon it. If the acceleration remains the same, what is a reasonable explanation? A.The mass of the cart doubled when the force doubled. B.The cart experiences a force that it didn’t before. C.The track is not level. D.Friction reversed direction. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

14. Newton’s Second Law of Motion When acceleration is g—free fall. When the only force acting on a falling object is gravity, with negligible air resistance, the object is in free fall. An object in free fall accelerates toward Earth at 10 m/s per second.

15. At one instant an object in free fall has a speed of 40 m/s. Its speed one second later is A.also 40 m/s. B.45 m/s. C.50 m/s. D.none of the above. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

16. At one instant an object in free fall has a speed of 40 m/s. Its speed one second later is A.also 40 m/s. B.45 m/s. C.50 m/s. D.none of the above. Comment: We assume the object is falling downward. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

17. Newton’s Second Law of Motion When acceleration is g—free fall. Twice the force on twice the mass  same acceleration as half the force on half the mass.

18. A 5-kg iron ball and a 10-kg iron ball are dropped from rest. For negligible air resistance, the acceleration of the heavier ball will be A.less. B.the same. C.more. D.undetermined. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

19. A 5-kg iron ball and a 10-kg iron ball are dropped from rest. For negligible air resistance, the acceleration of the heavier ball will be A.less. B.the same. C.more. D.undetermined. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

20. A 5-kg iron ball and a 10-kg iron ball are dropped from rest. When the free-falling 5-kg ball reaches a speed of 10 m/s, the speed of the free-falling 10-kg ball is A.less than 10 m/s. B.10 m/s. C.more than 10 m/s. D.undetermined. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

21. A 5-kg iron ball and a 10-kg iron ball are dropped from rest. When the free-falling 5-kg ball reaches a speed of 10 m/s, the speed of the free-falling 10-kg ball is A.less than 10 m/s. B.10 m/s. C.more than 10 m/s. D.undetermined. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

22. Newton’s Second Law of Motion When acceleration is g—free fall. The ratio of weight to mass is the same for all falling objects in the same locality; hence, their accelerations are the same in the absence of air resistance.

23. Newton’s Second Law of Motion When acceleration is g—free fall. Demonstration of a feather and a coin in a vacuum. In a vacuum, a feather and a coin fall together at g—the acceleration due to gravity.

24. Newton’s Second Law of Motion A situation to ponder… When an air-filled glass tube containing a coin and a feather is inverted, the coin falls quickly to the bottom of the tube while the feather flutters to the bottom.

25. When the air is removed by a vacuum pump and the activity is repeated, A.the feather hits the bottom first, before the coin hits. B.the coin hits the bottom first, before the feather hits. C.both the coin and feather drop together side by side. D.not enough information. A situation to ponder… CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

26. When the air is removed by a vacuum pump and the activity is repeated, A.the feather hits the bottom first, before the coin hits. B.the coin hits the bottom first, before the feather hits. C.both the coin and feather drop together side by side. D.not enough information. A situation to ponder… CHECK YOUR ANSWER

27. Newton’s Second Law of Motion When acceleration is less than g— non-free fall. When two forces act on a falling object A force due to gravity acting downward A force due to gravity acting downward Air resistance acting upward Air resistance acting upward

28. When a 20-N falling object encounters 5 N of air resistance, its acceleration of fall is A.less than g. B.more than g. C.g. D.terminated. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

29. When a 20-N falling object encounters 5 N of air resistance, its acceleration of fall is A.less than g. B.more than g. C.g. D.terminated. Explanation: Acceleration of non-free fall is always less than g. Acceleration will actually be (20 N – 5 N)/2 kg = 7.5 m/s 2. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

30. Newton’s Second Law of Motion When acceleration is less than g—non-free fall. The force exerted by the surrounding air increases with the increasing falling speed. The force of air resistance may continue to increase until it equals the weight. At this point, net force is zero and no further acceleration occurs. The object has reached terminal velocity and continues to fall with no acceleration—at constant velocity.

31. If a 50-N person is to fall at terminal speed, the air resistance needed is A.less than 50 N. B.50 N. C.more than 50 N. D.none of the above. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

32. If a 50-N person is to fall at terminal speed, the air resistance needed is A.less than 50 N. B.50 N. C.more than 50 N. D.none of the above. Explanation: Then  F = 0 and acceleration = 0. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

33. As the skydiver falls faster and faster through the air, air resistance A.increases. B.decreases. C.remains the same. D.not enough information. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

34. As the skydiver falls faster and faster through the air, air resistance A.increases. B.decreases. C.remains the same. D.not enough information. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

35. As the skydiver continues to fall faster and faster through the air, net force A.increases. B.decreases. C.remains the same. D.not enough information. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

36. As the skydiver continues to fall faster and faster through the air, net force A.increases. B.decreases. C.remains the same. D.not enough information. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

37. As the skydiver continues to fall faster and faster through the air, her acceleration A.increases. B.decreases. C.remains the same. D.not enough information. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

38. As the skydiver continues to fall faster and faster through the air, her acceleration A.increases. B.decreases. C.remains the same. D.not enough information. Newton’s Second Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

39. Newton’s Second Law of Motion A situation to ponder… Consider a heavy and light person with same-size parachutes jumping together from the same altitude.

40. Who will reach the ground first? A.The light person. B.The heavy person. C.Both at the same time. D.Not enough information. A situation to ponder… CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

41. Who will reach the ground first? A.The light person. B.The heavy person. C.Both at the same time. D.Not enough information. Explanation: The heavier person has a greater terminal velocity. Do you know why? A situation to ponder… CHECK YOUR ANSWER

42. Forces and Interactions Force is simply a push or a pull. Interaction occurs between one thing and another. Example: When you push against a wall, you’re interacting with the wall.

43. Newton’s Third Law of Motion Law of action and reaction: Whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on the first. Example: When your hand presses on the wall, the wall simultaneously presses on your hand. Hand and wall press on each other with equal and opposite forces.

44. A soccer player kicks a ball with 1500 N of force. The ball exerts a reaction force against the player’s foot of A.somewhat less than 1500 N. B.1500 N. C.somewhat more than 1500 N. D.none of the above. Newton’s Third Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

45. A soccer player kicks a ball with 1500 N of force. The ball exerts a reaction force against the player’s foot of A.somewhat less than 1500 N. B.1500 N. C.somewhat more than 1500 N. D.none of the above. Newton’s Third Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

46. Newton’s Third Law of Motion Simple Rule to Identify Action and Reaction: Action— Object A exerts a force on object B. Reaction— Object B exerts a force on object A.

47. When you step off a curb, Earth pulls you downward. The reaction to this force is A.a slight air resistance. B.nonexistent in this case. C.you pull the Earth upward. D.none of the above. Newton’s Third Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

48. When you step off a curb, Earth pulls you downward. The reaction to this force is A.a slight air resistance. B.nonexistent in this case. C.you pull the Earth upward. D.none of the above. Newton’s Third Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

49. Newton’s Third Law of Motion Action and Reaction on Different Masses: If the same force is applied to two objects of different masses, greater mass object  small acceleration smaller mass object  large acceleration

50. When a cannon is fired, the accelerations of the cannon and cannonball are different, because the A.forces don’t occur at the same time. B.forces, although theoretically are the same, in practice aren’t the same. C.masses are different. D.ratios of force to mass are the same. Newton’s Third Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

51. When a cannon is fired, the accelerations of the cannon and cannonball are different, because the A.forces don’t occur at the same time. B.forces, although theoretically are the same, in practice aren’t the same. C.masses are different. D.ratios of force to mass are the same. Newton’s Third Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

52. Consider a high-speed bus colliding head-on with an innocent bug. The force of impact splatters the unfortunate bug over the windshield. Newton’s Third Law of Motion A situation to ponder…

53. Which is greater, the force on the bug or the force on the bus? A.Bug. B.Bus. C.Both are the same. D.Cannot say. A situation to ponder… CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

54. Which is greater, the force on the bug or the force on the bus? A.Bug. B.Bus. C.Both are the same. D.Cannot say. Comment: Although the forces are equal in magnitude, the effects are very different. Do you know why? A situation to ponder… CHECK YOUR ANSWER

55. Two people of equal mass on slippery ice push off from each other. Will both move at the same speed in opposite directions? A.Yes. B.Yes, but only if both push equally. C.No. D.No, unless acceleration occurs. Newton’s Third Law of Motion CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

56. Two people of equal mass on slippery ice push off from each other. Will both move at the same speed in opposite directions? A.Yes. B.Yes, but only if both push equally. C.No. D.No, unless acceleration occurs. Explanation: However they push, the result is equal-magnitude forces on equal masses, which produce equal accelerations and, therefore, equal changes in speed. Newton’s Third Law of Motion CHECK YOUR ANSWER

57. Vectors Vector a quantity whose complete description involves magnitude and direction a quantity whose complete description involves magnitude and direction represented by an arrow drawn to scale represented by an arrow drawn to scale Examples of a vector quantity: velocity, force, acceleration

58. Vectors Scalar a quantity described only by magnitude a quantity described only by magnitude Examples of a scalar quantity: mass, volume, speed

59. Vectors Working with Vectors Vectors in the same direction  add Vectors in the same direction  add Vectors in the opposite direction  subtract Vectors in the opposite direction  subtract Nonparallel vectors  use parallelogram rule Nonparallel vectors  use parallelogram rule

60. Referring to the figure, which of the following are true statements? A.50 N is the resultant of the 30-N and the 40-N vectors. B.The 30-N vector can be considered a component of the 50-N vector. C.The 40-N vector can be considered a component of the 50-N vector. D.All of the above are correct. Vectors CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

61. Referring to the figure, which of the following are true statements? A.50 N is the resultant of the 30-N and the 40-N vectors. B.The 30-N vector can be considered a component of the 50-N vector. C.The 40-N vector can be considered a component of the 50-N vector. D.All of the above are correct. Vectors CHECK YOUR ANSWER

62. Referring to the figure, which of the following are true statements? A.100 km/h is the resultant of the 80-km/h and the 60-km/h vectors. B.The 80-km/h vector can be considered a component of the 100-km/h vector. C.The 60-km/h vector can be considered a component of the 100-km/h vector. D.All of the above are correct. Vectors CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

63. Referring to the figure, which of the following are true statements? A.100 km/h is the resultant of the 80-km/h and the 60-km/h vectors. B.The 80-km/h vector can be considered a component of the 100-km/h vector. C.The 60-km/h vector can be considered a component of the 100-km/h vector. D.All of the above are correct. Vectors CHECK YOUR ANSWER

64. You run horizontally at 4 m/s in a vertically falling rain that falls at 4 m/s. Relative to you, the raindrops are falling at an angle of A.0 . B.45 . C.53 . D.90 . Vectors CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

65. You run horizontally at 4 m/s in a vertically falling rain that falls at 4 m/s. Relative to you, the raindrops are falling at an angle of A.0 . B.45 . C.53 . D.90 . Explanation: The horizontal 4 m/s and vertical 4 m/s combine by the parallelogram rule to produce a resultant of 5.6 m/s at 45 . Vectors CHECK YOUR ANSWER