By changing the terminology, we can relate Newton’s laws of motion to angular motion. Angular motion occurs as a result of torque (often called the moment). Torque is a turning force that causes an object to turn about its axis of rotation. Increasing the size of the force increases the torque. Applying the same force further away from the axis of rotation also increases the torque.
Let us look at how analogues of Newton’s laws of motion can account for a figure skater’s speed of rotation during a jump.
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