Question

1. you jump to a nearby dock from a canoe in water, instead of landing on the dock you fall in the water. identify and explain what law this is.

this is the law of

1. a large rock has been at the top of a hill for 10 years. after an earthquake the rock is at the bottom of the hill. identify and explain what law this is.

this is the law of

Explanation:

For Question 2:

When you push off the canoe to jump to the dock, you exert a force on the canoe (action). By Newton's third law, the canoe exerts an equal and opposite force on you, pushing the canoe backward and reducing your forward momentum toward the dock, causing you to fall in the water.

For Question 3:

The rock was stationary at the hilltop, remaining at rest due to balanced forces (gravity and ground support). The earthquake applied an unbalanced force, overcoming the static friction holding the rock. Newton's first law states an object at rest stays at rest until an unbalanced force acts on it, so the rock moves down the hill once the force is applied.

Answer:

1. This is the law of Newton's Third Law of Motion (Action-Reaction)
2. This is the law of Newton's First Law of Motion (Inertia)