Newton’s Laws – ACT Science

1. Newton’s First Law:
An object that is at rest will stay at rest unless a force acts upon it.
An object that is in motion will not change its velocity unless a force acts upon it.

2. Newton’s Second Law:
Force = mass * acceleration.
The second law states that the rate of change of momentum of a body is directly proportional to the force applied, and this change in momentum takes place in the direction of the applied force.

3. Newton’s Third Law:
To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts.

(Source: Wikipedia)