Drag the item from the item bank to its corresponding match.

Question

A. A fireman turns on his hose and is knocked backwards.
B. It takes less force to move a ping pong ball than a bowling ball.
C. A soccer ball will not move until a player kicks it.
D. If air lets out of a balloon quickly, it pushes down and the balloon moves up.
E. F = ma
F. A ball rolling down hill continues to roll until friction makes it slow to a stop.

1. 3rd Law
2. 1st Law
3. 2nd Law

Answer 1

Here are the matches for the items with the corresponding laws of motion:

• A. A fireman turns on his hose and is knocked backwards.
  1. 3rd Law (For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.)

• B. It takes less force to move a ping pong ball than a bowling ball.
  3. 2nd Law (F = ma; this explains how acceleration depends on mass and force.)

• C. A soccer ball will not move until a player kicks it.
  2. 1st Law (An object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by a net external force.)

• D. If air lets out of a balloon quickly, it pushes down and the balloon moves up.
  1. 3rd Law (For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.)

• E. F = ma
  3. 2nd Law (This is the formula stating that force is equal to mass times acceleration.)

• F. A ball rolling down hill continues to roll until friction makes it slow to a stop.
  2. 1st Law (An object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an external force.)

So the organized matches can be summarized as:

1. A - 3rd Law
2. B - 2nd Law
3. C - 1st Law
4. D - 3rd Law
5. E - 2nd Law
6. F - 1st Law