1.

Read the following article:

https://davidson.weizmann.ac.il/en/online/maagarmada/
physics/physics-behind-soccer-kicks
https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/09/09/the-physics-of-
football-in-ted-ed-gifs/
2. Answer the following questions:

a) What does the First Law of Newton states?

b) What does the Second Law of Newton states?

c) What does the Third Law of Newton states?

d) Your friend thinks that when we kick a soccer ball it

stops after a while because it used up all its energy? Do
you agree? Explain why or why not.

e) If you want to keep a soccer ball moving, do you need

to keep applying a force? Explain why or why not.

f) A famous player (Roberto Carlos) used to kick the ball

on its side to make it spin, how does that effect relate to
the laws of Newton? Explain.

g) Are speed, velocity, and acceleration the same thing?

Explain.

h) When a soccer ball is at rest, are any forces acting on it?

Explain.

i) Predict what would happen if an astronaut kicks a

soccer ball on a space station orbiting Earth. Explain.
j) Predict what would happen if an astronaut kicks a
soccer ball on the Moon. Explain.