WASSCE Physics · Mechanics — Motion & Forces
Newton's Laws of Motion
The three laws of motion, with examples drawn from everyday Sierra Leonean life.
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2 lessons · 15 min
- 1Newton's three laws of motion, inertia and momentum7 minFree7 minFree
- 2Impulse, conservation of momentum, collisions and lifts8 min Plan8 min Plan
- Impulse
- Conservation of linear momentum
- Lift problems
- Connected bodies
5 worked examples · 2 diagrams
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