Unit 3: Laws of Motion

SC.912.P.12.3 - interpret and apply Newton's three laws of motion. (Content Complexity Level 3)

• describe Newton’s three laws of motion

  • content should not address, Newton’s law of universal gravitation or circular motion

  • calculations of forces or acceleration should provide the formula for Newton’s second law of motion

  • content should reference, but not address, friction.

• use Newton’s laws to qualitatively and quantitatively describe the motion of objects

  • content should be limited to two dimensions.

• use and reference illustrations or labeled free-body diagrams to determine the net force on an object

• distinguish between objects in equilibrium and non-equilibrium

• What is Inertia?

• How is inertia related to mass?

• How can inertia be converted or conserved?

• How does force impact acceleration?

• How do each of Newton’s Laws apply to colliding objects?

• How do force and mass affect acceleration?