Sunday, February 06, 2005
Newton v. Columbus
Do Now Exercise collected as a quiz - February 1, 2005:
Question 1: What are Newton's first and second laws of motion?
Acceptable Answers:
Newton's First Law: An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will maintain its velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Newton's Second Law: The net force acting on an object is equal to the product of its mass and acceleration.
Unacceptable Answers:
Newton's First Law: You have to keep pushing something to keep it moving.
Newton's Second Law: The world is flat.
Do Now Exercise collected as a quiz - February 1, 2005:
Question 1: What are Newton's first and second laws of motion?
Acceptable Answers:
Newton's First Law: An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will maintain its velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Newton's Second Law: The net force acting on an object is equal to the product of its mass and acceleration.
Unacceptable Answers:
Newton's First Law: You have to keep pushing something to keep it moving.
Newton's Second Law: The world is flat.
