Newton's Third Law Notes

Multiple Choice

What does Newton's Third Law state?

• An object at rest remains at rest until acted on by an unbalanced force

• The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

• For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

• F=MA

Multiple Choice

The action force on an object is equal to what?

• The reaction inertia on an object

• The action inertia on an object

• The reaction force on an object

• The action force on an object

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The foot pushing on the ground

• REACTION FORCE: The ground pushing on the foot.

• REACTION FORCE: The skateboard moving forward.

• REACTION FORCE: The inertia of the skateboard moves.

• REACTION FORCE: The foot is only pushing on the ground.

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The balloon pushes air down.

• REACTION FORCE: The air pushes the balloon up.

• REACTION FORCE: The inertia of the balloon moves.

• REACTION FORCE: The air is only pushing out of the balloon.

• REACTION FORCE: The air moves out of the balloon.

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The bowling ball pushing the pins.

• REACTION FORCE: The pins fall down.

• REACTION FORCE: The pins pushing on the bowling ball.

• REACTION FORCE: The bowling ball moves forward.

• REACTION FORCE: The inertia of the bowling ball changes.

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The rocket gas pushing down.

• REACTION FORCE: The rocket moving up.

• REACTION FORCE: The rockets inertia stays the same.

• REACTION FORCE: The gas is only pushing on the ground.

• REACTION FORCE: The ground shakes.

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The hands pushing the lawn mower.

• REACTION FORCE: The inertia of the lawn mower moving forward.

• REACTION FORCE: The grass being cut.

• REACTION FORCE: The lawn mower pushing on the hands.

• REACTION FORCE: The hands are only pushing the lawn mower.

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The feet pushing down on the diving board.

• REACTION FORCE: The inertia of the man is at rest.

• REACTION FORCE: The diving board moving down.

• REACTION FORCE: The man jumps off the diving board.

• REACTION FORCE: The diving board pushing up on the feet.

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The golf club hitting the golf ball.

• REACTION FORCE: The golf club is only hitting the golf ball.

• REACTION FORCE: The inertia of the ball moves forward.

• REACTION FORCE: The golf ball moves.

• REACTION FORCE: The golf ball hits the golf club.

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The hammer hitting the nail.

• REACTION FORCE: The nail moves into the wood.

• REACTION FORCE: The nail hits the hammer.

• REACTION FORCE: The nail moves down.

• REACTION FORCE: The inertia of the nail changes.

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The car pushing on the wall.

• REACTION FORCE: The car stops.

• REACTION FORCE: The wall pushes on the car.

• REACTION FORCE: The car crashed into the wall.

• REACTION FORCE: The inertia of the wall stays the same.

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The boy pushing on the ground.

• REACTION FORCE: The ground doesn't move.

• REACTION FORCE: The boy doesn't move.

• REACTION FORCE: The ground pushes on the boy.

• REACTION FORCE: The inertia of the boy changes.

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The man pushing the wheelbarrow.

• REACTION FORCE: The man only pushes the wheelbarrow.

• REACTION FORCE: The inertia of the man changes.

• REACTION FORCE: The wheelbarrow moves forward.

• REACTION FORCE: The wheelbarrow pushes on the man.

Multiple Choice

ACTION FORCE: The boy pushing the rock.

• REACTION FORCE: The boy only pushes the rock.

• REACTION FORCE: The inertia of the rock.

• REACTION FORCE: The rock pushes on the boy.

• REACTION FORCE: The rock moves forward.