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03: The Laws of Motion—Assignment Template

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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 first law of motion states that an object in rest says in rest unless net force move it and an object in
motion stays in motion unless net force stops it so the skateboarder coming down the hill is in motion and
unless he runs it into something like a wall to stop him or he stops himself he will continue moving

● Newton’s Second Law of Motion

Newton’s second law of motion states that the acceleration of an object depends directly upon the net force
acting upon the object, and inversely upon the mass of the object. This means that if in dry conditions
depending on how heavy the skateboard is and how hard he pushes is how fast he will accelerate

● Newton’s Third Law of Motion

The third law of motion states that for every action (force applied) there is an equal and opposite reaction
(resulting force) that will occur. This means that in the skateboarder’s scenario if he is in muddy conditions
and he is going forward downhill the opposite reaction would be mud flying behind the skateboard or being
kicked up as a cause of him moving forward
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:

Row today would be dry conditions Because compared to Road B and to Road C it falls directly in the middle

● Road B:
Road B would be muddy conditions because compared to Road A and Road C it is the lowest and the mud
would create the most friction and resistance against the skateboard causing it to go the shortest distance

● Road C:
Road C would be wet conditions because it would have the least amount of friction and resistance against the
skateboard allowing it to go the furthest distance
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= OR force = acceleration x mass
mass

Road A Road B Road C

Acceleration
___7.7_____ ___3.3____ __0.1_____
(m/s2)
Mass of person
and skateboard 62 62 62
(kg)

Force (N) 480 240 600

m
*Note: the unit for Newton: N = kg ∙
s2

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 skateboarder would travel even further