Why are they moving?

By: Ryan Jahchan

Objects, what makes them move? Why do they move the way they do? Why do some not move at all. And why are some faster than others. Before we can answer these questions, we need to know why objects move. Objects that aren't living need one of two things to move. Either a secondary man made object such as an engine, or they need wind. Things such as cars need an engine to move their wheels to move forwards and things like leaves need wind to move forward. When you throw a rock, you give it thrust and it will keep going until the force runs out or it hits an object. The only time an object doesn't need anything to move is when it is elevated off the ground and gravity forces it down. Now that we have a solid understanding of why things move, we can answer the questions.

Objects in our environment move because they are either living and have muscles to move, are being blown by wind/gravity, or being thrusted by a throw. Things in our environment that are man made or they are either being thrown, thrusted, or wind/gravity is affecting them. Some examples of natural moving objects: Animals, tree branches, leaves, sand, dirt, seeds, water, etc.

Some examples of man made moving objects: Robots, machines, RC vehicles, cars, planes, any vehicle, escalators, elevators, anything made by man that is light enough to be pushed by air, etc.

All these items move either because they have an engine, are machines, or because they are light enough to be moved by air. Let's talk about which direction they're moving in, up down left right and why. Objects like cars usually move forwards because their engines are made to move the wheels in that direction. Objects like planes usually move forwards and up constantly then down and forwards when they need to land, because they are built like that. The reason some things don't move at all don't move are either because they don't need to or because they can't. A table only needs to move when it is being relocated, so it is only going to move then. Things only move if they can, are being pushed, or are living and are able to move.