Law #1:

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Newton’s first law states as follows: All bodies will continue in the same state of motion and direction as long as there are no unbalanced forces acting against it, this concept is referred to as Inertia. In this example of this law in action we can see the soccer ball (once set in motion) does not show a change in direction or speed until eventually the friction created between it and the floor will cause the ball to come to a stop. If we take the force of friction out of the equation completely then the ball would continue to roll at this constant velocity thus proving Newton’s first law.

 

Law #2:

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Newton’s second law states as follows: An object will accelerate when being acted upon by unbalanced forces. In this example of the second law, a rock is punched with an applied force greater than the force of friction (thus creating unbalanced forces acting on the rock). When the rock is subject to an applied force stronger than the opposing force of friction, the rock will move in the same direction as said applied force. Contrary to this fact, if the force of friction acting on the rock happens to be greater than the applied force, the rock will not move (this is demonstrated in the first part of the video).

 

Law #3:

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Newton’s third law states as follows: For every action; there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is to say that where there is any movement, motion, action, etc. There is an equal movement, motion, action that will oppose it. In this example of running, as the runners foot/shoe makes contact with and pushes against the floor, it is the floors reaction in response to the runners action that propels the runner forward. The reason for which we do not see this “reaction” represented by the floor is simply due to the fact that the floor is much stronger and carries a much stronger mass than the runner. This law is exhibited all around us, other examples can include driving (car tires vs road), bouncing a ball (ball vs floor), etc.