Dad, I need to get this ball to the bowling alley across town.

Well, you're going to need to use a force to get the ball rolling.

How do you know that?

Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object at rest will stay at rest until acted upon by an outside force.

Of course!

Could I use my bat as a force to push the ball?

That got the ball rolling!

Thwack!

According to Newton's Second Law of Motion, you can increase the speed of the ball by increasing the size of the force.

Dad, how can I get the ball to roll faster?

That should create a big enough force to make the ball roll faster.

If I use a bigger bat and swing it harder, will that do the trick?

Yes, it is!

Wow! It's really moving now!

Whack!