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Name: Krisha Shane Magsaysay

Section: STEM 301

Instructions: Provide one (1) instance where all of Newton's Laws of Motion are
applied. Justify your answer in no less than five (5) sentences.
Car Basics – Sir Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion

 This law of motion means, for instance, that once a car is put into motion, it
will continue to stay in motion, unless another force acts against it. The fact
that the car eventually comes to a stop, is not due to the lack of a force, but
rather the presence of an opposing force, which is most commonly the force
known as friction.
 A car that is rolling downhill will accelerate because of an outside force
called gravity. The same force exerted on systems of different masses
produces different accelerations. (a) A basketball player pushes on a
basketball to make a pass. (Ignore the effect of gravity on the ball.) (b) The
same player exerts an identical force on a stalled SUV and produces far less
acceleration. (c) The free-body diagrams are identical, permitting direct
comparison of the two situations. A series of patterns for free-body diagrams
will emerge as you do more problems and learn how to draw them in
Drawing Free-Body Diagrams. The car’s change in momentum will be so
minor that an observer won’t notice it.

 When a car’s engine starts and makes its wheel’s spin, its wheel’s push
against the road, and the road applies an opposing force that enables the car
to move forward. In simpler terms, when something pushes an object, the
object pushes back with equal force. This is why when two skaters push
against each other, they will both move away from each other, with the
heavier person moving less than the lighter person.
Another illustration where all of Newton's Laws of Motion is applied:
(GROCERY SHOPPING PUSH CART)

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