newtons laws in basketball
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- Newtons Laws of Motion can help!
- Huh? Who are you and what does that mean?
- Aarrgh! Why am I having so much trouble playing basketball
- I'm Mighty Vector and I'm here to help! Newtons Laws of Motion consist upon three main rules or laws.
- Just three? Well, what are they exactly and how can they help me get better at basketball?
- In Newton's first law a basketball at rest will stay at rest, and a basketball in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force like the backboard.
- And when the ball hits the backboard the force of the backboard slows the ball down. That makes sense!
- Oh, so like when I hold the ball the ball is at rest, but when I shoot the ball I use force to throw it in the hoop.
- Oh, so it would be easier to throw a baseball because it has a smaller mass and weighs less kilograms than the basketball, allowing it to be thrown at a greater speed. Maybe I should take up baseball instead!
- In Newton's second law, the force of the toss of the ball depends on the mass of the ball and the acceleration of the arm shooting the ball.
- In Newton's third law, for every bounce of the ball there is an equal and opposite reaction of the ball and it bounces back up.
- So dribbling is the action force of me pushing the ball to the ground, and the reaction force is the ball bouncing back up. The harder I bounce the ball, the harder the floor bounces the ball back. Cool!
- Now you are getting it! Isn't science and basketball fun?!
- With your explanation, it really helps me understand basketball AND Newtons Laws of Motion!Let's see if I can make this shot...
- YESSS!
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