Everyday Forces

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In this picture, a student is walking across a lawn.  But what he doesn’t know is that physics and forces are happening right now.  Newton’s First Law is in effect in this photo.  The law states that objects in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.  The student will continue to move forward until he decides to stop.

Also, Newton’s Third Law is in effect.  The third law says that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.  As he pushes off the ground, the ground equally pushes back on him.

It’s amazing how forces can occur in the simplest and most menial tasks.

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