For each statement below, indicate which of Newton's Three Laws the statement represents. (7 points)Newton's 1st Law Newton's 2nd Law Newton's 3rd LawWhen riding the bumper cars at the fair, you bump into your friend and your car bounces backwards.A ball is rolling straight across the floor until Bradley kicks it.A bowling ball and a baseball both roll across your foot at the same speed. The bowling ball hurts much more.Your car breaks down. As your friends help you push it, it begins to move and speed up.A fireman turns on his hose and is knocked backwards.A soccer ball will not move until a player kicks it.F = ma

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Here are the statements categorized according to Newton's Three Laws:

  1. When riding the bumper cars at the fair, you bump into your friend and your car bounces backwards.
    Newton's 3rd Law - For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The collision causes your car to bounce back.

  2. A ball is rolling straight across the floor until Bradley kicks it.
    Newton's 1st Law - An object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an external force (in this case, Bradley kicking the ball).

  3. A bowling ball and a baseball both roll across your foot at the same speed. The bowling ball hurts much more.
    Newton's 2nd Law - This relates to the concept of mass and acceleration; the bowling ball has more mass, leading to more force upon impact (Force = mass × acceleration).

  4. Your car breaks down. As your friends help you push it, it begins to move and speed up.
    Newton's 2nd Law - The car experiences a net force when pushed, resulting in acceleration (F = ma).

  5. A fireman turns on his hose and is knocked backwards.
    Newton's 3rd Law - The water being pushed out of the hose exerts a force on the fireman, causing him to move backward.

  6. A soccer ball will not move until a player kicks it.
    Newton's 1st Law - The soccer ball remains at rest until acted upon by a force (the player's kick).

  7. F = ma
    Newton's 2nd Law - This is the mathematical representation of Newton's Second Law of Motion, indicating the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration.

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