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Newton's Cradle Essay

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Newton’s Cradle Essay By Kyle Cones We all know what a Newton’s Cradle is, it consists of five steel balls that are each connected to a frame with strings that are attached to each separately. When you pull one of the end balls and let it go it will move the ball on the other end while the other three do not move. Im here to explain why it represents all 3 of Newton’s Laws of Motion. I’ll finish this off with the Third Law, for every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is shown when the ball hits the other balls. Because they are sandwiched between two other balls the energy gets transferred to the final ball where it continues the path of the first ball thus showing an equal reaction between the end balls. With the balls

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