The following list are ways in which automobiles use Newton’s Three Laws
of Motion. It was compiled by the eighth grade science class at Carquinez Middle School.
1: Tires will keep on moving unless brakes or gravity bring it to a rest.
2: When a car crashes, the car’s passengers as well as any other loose
items in the car will move forward.
3: Bigger cars and trucks need more gasoline and bigger engines to move them.
4: The faster you go, the more force is needed to stop.
5: When two cars crash, they both will recoil.
6: When you take your foot off the accelerator, the car will continue to
move unless a force brings it to a stop.
7: The controlled explosion in a car engine is converted to moving tires.
8: The road is pushing up the car with the same force in which the car is pushing
down on the road.
9: The heavier car or truck will cause more damage in an accident.
10: More power and traction is necessary when driving on a snowy road.
11: The car will stay at rest unless a force acts to move it.
12: The force of a person sitting on a car seat is counteracted by the force
of the seat pushing up the person.
13: More power is needed to drive uphill and no power is needed to drive downhill.
14: The frictional force of applying brakes counteracts the force of rotating
tires.
15: If you take your foot off the accelerator when traveling uphill, the car
will eventually begin to go backwards with increasing speed.
16: It takes less energy to keep a car moving than it does to make a stationary
car begin to move.
17: When you switch your car to neutral after the car has gained momentum,
it will continue to move until gravity or brakes bring it to a halt.
18: The faster the car is moving, the more frictional force will be necessary
to bring the car to a halt.
19:Car will continue to go in a straight line unless you steer it in the direction
you want to go.
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