Newton's Third Law

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

The Law of Action-Reaction.

The truck exerts an equal and opposite force on the car.

The rocket pushes gases downward, and in response, the rocket moves upward.

The baseball exerts a force of 100 Newtons in the opposite direction.

A person walking pushes against the ground, and the ground pushes back with an equal and opposite force.

A swimmer pushes water backward, and the water pushes the swimmer forward.

They explain how athletes can generate movement and force, such as a sprinter pushing off the starting blocks.

They exert equal and opposite forces on each other.

When air escapes from a balloon, it pushes the balloon in the opposite direction.