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What would you need to move a soccer ball?frictiongravityforceinertia
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To get a stationary soccer ball moving you must apply a force. Newton’s laws: an unbalanced force is required to change the ball’s state of motion (overcome its inertia).
- Force: required — the push or kick that accelerates the ball.
- Inertia: not something you “need” to make it move, but it explains why you must apply a force (the ball resists changes in motion).
- Friction: not strictly required (a push in free space will move the ball), but on the ground friction often matters — it can help you impart a rolling torque and it also resists sliding.
- Gravity: not required to make it move horizontally (but it keeps the ball on the ground and affects normal force and friction).
- Force: required — the push or kick that accelerates the ball.
- Inertia: not something you “need” to make it move, but it explains why you must apply a force (the ball resists changes in motion).
- Friction: not strictly required (a push in free space will move the ball), but on the ground friction often matters — it can help you impart a rolling torque and it also resists sliding.
- Gravity: not required to make it move horizontally (but it keeps the ball on the ground and affects normal force and friction).
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