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Newton's First Law of Motion

Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. It describes motion and introduces the concepts of speed, which is the distance traveled over time, and velocity, which includes both speed and direction of motion. Motion is defined relative to a reference point, and an object may appear to be in motion even if only the reference point is moving.

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Newton's First Law of Motion

Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. It describes motion and introduces the concepts of speed, which is the distance traveled over time, and velocity, which includes both speed and direction of motion. Motion is defined relative to a reference point, and an object may appear to be in motion even if only the reference point is moving.

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Newton’s First Law of

Motion

Describing Motion
 Motion
 Speed & Velocity
Newton’s First Law

Newton’s First Law of Motion


 An object at rest will remain at
rest and an object in motion
will continue moving at a
constant velocity unless acted
upon by a net force
force.
A. Motion
Problem:

 Is your desk moving?

We need a reference point...


 nonmoving point from which
motion is measured
A. Motion
Motion

 Change in position in relation to


a reference point.
Reference point

Motion
A. Motion

Problem:
You are a passenger in a car
stopped at a stop sign. Out of the
corner of your eye, you notice a
tree on the side of the road begin
to move forward.
You have mistakenly set yourself
as the reference point.
B. Speed & Velocity
Speed d
 rate of motion v t
 distance traveled per unit time

distance
speed =
time
B. Speed & Velocity
Instantaneous Speed
 speed at a given instant
Average Speed

total distance
avg. speed =
total time
B. Speed & Velocity
Problem:

 A storm is 10 km away and is


moving at a speed of 60 km/h.
Should you be worried?
 It depends
on the
storm’s
direction!
B. Speed & Velocity
Velocity

 speed in a given direction


 can change even when the
speed is constant!

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