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Newton's laws of motion

Newton's laws of motion explain how things move. They were developed by an English scientist named Isaac Newton over 300 years ago.

Law 1: Every object will stay in the same place or move in a straight line unless something else acts upon it. This is called inertia.

Law 2: Force causes accelerated motion. The bigger the force, the bigger the acceleration.

Law 3: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that when one object pushes another, the second object pushes back with the same amount of force.
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