How do all of Newton's laws apply to the performance of my mousetrap car?

Answer 1

Newton's first law says that, "an object at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force." The mousetrap car relates to this because the car doesn't move until the force of the mousetrap moves it and then it doesn't stop until it hits something or until all the kinetic energy is changed into another type of energy, like friction or heat. Newton's second law says that, "the acceleration is directly proportional to the force and inversely proportional to mass." This means that the smaller the mass is, the faster the acceleration is. Newton's third law says that, "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." When the car is rolling it has the reaction of moving forward, but friction is acting upon it in the opposite direction. Eventually the force of friction will even out, displaying that for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.

Answer 2

Newton's first law is that an object in motion will stay in motion in the same speed and direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Newton's third law is that for every reaction, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In a mousetrap car, we see that when the trap snaps, the car is propelled forward with the same force as the trap. The object also was at rest before the unbalanced force acted and would continue at constant speed and direction if it weren't for friction and drag.

Answer 3

Newton's First Law: the mousetrap car stays still until an unbalanced force of the mousetrap car, acts upon it. The car will keep going until something, an unbalanced force acts upon it, such as a wall, or friction.

Newton's Second Law: F=MA, so, if you change the acceleration of the car you change the force that the car has. Same with mass.

Newton's Third Law: When the car is rolling it has the reaction of moving forward, but friction is acting upon it in the OPPOSITE direction. Eventually the force of friction will even out, displaying that for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.

Answer 4

someone else already answered this question... they said " Newton's first law says that, "an object at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force." The mousetrap car relates to this because the car doesn't move until the force of the mousetrap moves it and then it doesn't stop until it hits something or until all the kinetic energy is changed into another type of energy, like friction or heat. Newton's second law says that, "the acceleration is directly proportional to the force and inversely proportional to mass." This means that the smaller the mass is, the faster the acceleration is. Newton's third law says that, "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." When the car is rolling it has the reaction of moving forward, but friction is acting upon it in the opposite direction. Eventually the force of friction will even out, displaying that for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction."

Answer 5

Newton's laws are fundamental in understanding the performance of your mousetrap car. The first law (inertia) explains why the car remains at rest until the trap is released. The second law (F=ma) relates the force from the trap to the car's acceleration. The third law (action-reaction) describes the forces between the car and the ground that propel it forward.

Answer 6

take the spring off and wind it up more than it already was, or you can make bigger wheels, or attach a lever to the part that snaps down so that the car can go faster.

Answer 7

It affects it because it could change the momentum and velocity of your car.

Answer 8

Get a better coil

Answer 9

By making a longer string........