Newton's Three Laws: 1st and 3rd

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The discussion focuses on identifying correct wordings of Newton's First and Third Laws. The accurate phrasing for the First Law is that an object in motion remains in motion unless acted upon by a force. The Third Law is correctly stated as when two objects interact, they experience equal and opposite forces. Other proposed statements, such as "objects always fall" and "what goes up, must come down," are not accurate representations of Newton's laws. The consensus confirms the correct formulations of the laws as stated.
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1. Which of these are possible wording of Newton's Three Laws? Pick which ones are correct.

Objects always fall.
An object in motion always stays in motion unless acted upon by a force.
When two objects interact, they experience equal and opposite forces.
What goes up, must come down.
An object in motion only stays in motion if acted on by a force.


3. I think it would be just these:
An object in motion always stays in motion unless acted upon by a force. (1st)
When two objects interact, they experience equal and opposite forces. (3rd)
 
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