Explaining Movement with Newton's Laws

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An airplane moving at constant velocity will show the dropped ball falling straight down to someone inside, while an observer on the ground will see it follow a parabolic path due to the airplane's forward motion. Newton's First Law explains that you feel the same in a motionless vehicle as in a moving one because both scenarios involve a state of constant velocity, resulting in no net force acting on you. When accelerating forward, Newton's Second Law indicates that you are pressed back into your seat due to the inertia resisting the change in motion. Conversely, during braking, your body continues moving forward due to inertia, causing the sensation of being pushed forward. Understanding these principles is essential for grasping basic physics concepts related to motion.
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1. An airplane is moving with a constant velocity. You are sitting inside the airplane and you drop a ball. Describe what the ball's path looks like to you inside the plane and to someone standing still, observing the action from the ground. (Assume X-ray vision)

2. Use Newton's Laws to explain why you feel the same in a motionless vehicle as you do in a car moving at a constant velocity.

3. Explain using Newton's laws the effect of being pressed back in your seat when accelerating forward and being pushed forward while breaking.

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