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03: The Laws of Motion—Assignment Template

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Name: Michael Ribeiro

Instructions: *Note: There are 3 Parts to this assignment.

For this assignment, describe Newton’s laws of motion while skateboarding. Next, study the graph of distance
traveled to determine if the skateboarder is on dry, wet, or muddy road conditions. Describe how these
conditions affect the motion of the skateboarder. Then, complete the table by calculating the acceleration of the
skateboarder on each road condition.

Part 1: Newton’s Laws (20 pts)

Observe the virtual skateboarder coming down the hill and over the ramp.
Briefly describe each of Newton’s laws of motion
Describe how each of Newton’s laws of motion can be observed in this action.
You can choose the dry, wet, or muddy conditions, or some combination of these.

● Newton’s First Law of Motion

The wet ramp is an example of the first Newton law because the water didn’t affect the original result.

● Newton’s Second Law of Motion

The dry ramp is an example of the second Newton law because he applied enough force to pass the ramp.

● Newton’s Third Law of Motion

The muddy ramp is an example of the third Newton law because mud was pushing back so he had the
opposite result.
Part 2: Analyze (20 pts)

The graph below shows the distance traveled by the skateboarder on each of the different road conditions. Using
the graph, determine which of the roads was dry, wet, or muddy. Explain your answer using complete sentences.

● Road A:

Dry

● Road B:
Muddy

● Road C:
Wet
Part 3: Calculations (20 pts)

Using the given data table, calculate the acceleration of the skateboarder and add your answers to the data table
below. You can use either form of the equation below.

𝑛𝑒𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒
𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠
OR force = acceleration x mass

Road A Road B Road C

Acceleration
7.742 3.871 9.677
(m/s2)
Mass of person
and skateboard 62 62 62
(kg)
Force (N) 480 240 600

𝑚
*Note: the unit for Newton: N = 𝑘𝑔 ∙ 2
𝑠

What would you expect to happen to the acceleration if all friction were removed from the ramp, making the net
force even higher than 600 N?

The acceleration would be greater.