In 1642 a very famous physicist was born. His name was Sir Issac Newton. Issac Newton was most known for his laws of motion. His first law stated that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force. Here Newton is trying to say that an object that is in motion or at rest will stay that way unless something else puts acts upon it. For example, a football on the floor will stay on the floor unless we pick it up. His second law shows how force, mass, and acceleration are related. The formula is force= Mass x Acceleration. This law explains why small cars have better car mileage than large cars. It is all related to mass. The mass of the larger car requires more force than the smaller car. This causes their car mil age to be better. Newton's third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. An example would be walking. When you walk your feet are pushing against the floor. At the same time, the floor pushes against your feet giving an opposite force on your feet. These laws are used everyday, but we just don't pay attention to what we are doing.
Motion, Forces, And Energy science textbook
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