Newton's Laws of Motion
Newton's Second Law of Motion
What is it?
Newton’s Second law says that the acceleration of an object increases with increased force and decreases with increased mass.
How does it apply to NASCAR?
The more force you put on the engine (by pushing the accelerator), the faster the car will go. This is because the force of the car moving is greater than the force of friction coming from the track!
Newton's Third Law of Motion
What is it?
Newton’s Third law says that every time one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts a force that is equal and opposite in direction.
How does it apply to NASCAR?
In order for the road to push forward on the car, the car pushes backwards on the road. As per Newton's third law, the road will push forward on the car with an equal and opposite force.
What is it?
Newton’s Second law says that the acceleration of an object increases with increased force and decreases with increased mass.
How does it apply to NASCAR?
The more force you put on the engine (by pushing the accelerator), the faster the car will go. This is because the force of the car moving is greater than the force of friction coming from the track!
Newton's Third Law of Motion
What is it?
Newton’s Third law says that every time one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts a force that is equal and opposite in direction.
How does it apply to NASCAR?
In order for the road to push forward on the car, the car pushes backwards on the road. As per Newton's third law, the road will push forward on the car with an equal and opposite force.