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OpenStudy (albert0898):

Explain how a tornado, space shuttle, and a Toboggan Race are related to newton 3 laws? I will give a medal and fan you, once you answer, (well to the best answer here). Newtons's 3 Laws of Motion: http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/

OpenStudy (mertsj):

The space shuttle blasts off by applying a force to the ground. The ground responds with an equal and opposite reaction and the space shuttle goes up. The togoggan requires a certain force, related to its mass to cause it to accelerate (F=ma) The tornado keeps going in the direction (taking all sorts of stuff with it) until other forces such as the buildings it hits slow it down.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Some of the above answer is correct but not all: the space shuttle accelerates against gravity because of conservation of momentum - as the particles are thrown out of the rocket boosters the space shuttle moves forward. The space shuttle flew once it was away from the ground and even in the vacuum of space. The toboggan accelerates because of the team pushing. Mertsj is right that the acceleration depends on the formula above. It's gravity that means it reaches high speed, so Newton's work on gravity is relevant. As for tornadoes - I haven't a clue what the question wants - anyone else know?

OpenStudy (albert0898):

I am asking, which law of Motion relates to each? Like law 1, 2, or 3?

OpenStudy (blues):

Tornados have to do with conservation of angular momentum, perhaps? They spin fast, ergo laws governing angular motion would likely be important to their dynamics. I don't know that - I speculate out loud to give you a direction you might follow up yourself.

OpenStudy (blues):

@radar was with the FAA. Might know more about the physics of tornados...

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