In class, not only did we explode eggs, but we also discussed Newton's three Laws of Inertia. We learned that his first law (which, by the way, was not even discovered by Newton, but discovered by Galileo) states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest and that an object in motion will tend to stay in motion. An example of that would be if you kicked a ball in space. After having kicked said ball, due to no interference from gravity, the ball will continue to travel forward. Newton's second law states that acceleration can only occur in the case of an unbalanced force. An example of that would be pushing an empty shopping cart instead of a full one. His third law states that any force applied to an object will be met with an equal and opposite force. An example of that would be when air rushes out of a balloon. As the air escapes, the balloon flies up!
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