World History CP
Name:
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Mr. Terry
Date:
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WEBQUEST: Isaac Newton & the Laws of Motion
Directions: (1) Go to Mr. Terry’s teacher blog. Under the World
CP tab, locate the link for today’s activity. (2) Use the links
provided on the “Laws of Motion” activity file to provide
information that is required below.
Meeting Sir Isaac Newton
1. Newton was born the same year that ______________________
died.
2. Name three of Newton’s major contributions to the fields of
science and mathematics:
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b. ______________________________________________________
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3. In terms of organizing the world of science, what did
Newton do?
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Newton’s First Law of Motion
4.
What is an example of a force upon an object?
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5.
State the main idea of Newton’s “First Law” of
motion in your own words:
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World History CP
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Mr. Terry
Date:
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6. What happens if two forces are acting on an object at once?
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7. Who came up with a previous version of this law of motion,
and what was it called?
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Newton’s Second Law of Motion
8. State the main idea of Newton’s “Second Law” of motion in
your own words:
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9. What is another word for velocity?
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10.
Define acceleration:
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11.
Acceleration is ______________________ proportional to
the force placed on an
object and ________________________ proportional to the
object’s mass.
12.
If masses of several objects are all the same, the
object pushed with the ____________
force has the largest acceleration.
World History CP
Name:
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Mr. Terry
Date:
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13.
If the forces are all the same, the object pushed with
the largest mass has the
_________________ acceleration.
Newton’s Third Law of Motion
14.
State the main idea of Newton’s “Third Law” of motion
in your own words:
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15.
What could we generally predict would happen when two
objects collide?
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Physics of Balls and Ramps
16.
Respond to ONE of the following prompts in a one
paragraph explanation:
a. Use Newton’s Laws of Motion to explain why Paul
Doherty had experienced a difference between using a
baseball (the object) and a tennis ball when playing a
pickup game of baseball (the game) with his friends.
b. Explain how Newton’s Laws of Motion apply to a game of
Skee Ball. Make sure you describe this using terms
such as force, mass, and velocity.
World History CP
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BONUS: Physics Vocabulary
17. Use the physics terms and Glossary to summarize the
definitions of each term. Then use the Puzzlemaker to
create a crossword puzzle. Attach to this web quest and
turn in for extra points.