Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

Multiple Choice

When air is pushed out of the opening in the back of a balloon, what happens to the balloon as a result?

• The balloon moves forward

• The balloon stays still

• The balloon falls to the ground

• The balloon inflates more

Open Ended

How does Newton's Third Law of Motion help us understand the interactions between objects in our daily lives?

Multiple Choice

What happens to a balloon when air is pushed out of its opening?

• The balloon is pushed forward.

• The balloon stays in place.

• The balloon shrinks.

• The balloon pops.

Multiple Choice

According to Newton's third law, what will happen if you push against a wall?

• The wall pushes back with equal force.

• The wall moves away.

• Nothing happens.

• You move through the wall.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements best describe the relationship between action and reaction as shown in the images?

• Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

• Action and reaction occur at the same time.

• Only action occurs, not reaction.

• Reaction is always stronger than action.

Open Ended

Explain how the example of the cannon in the images demonstrates Newton's third law of motion.

Multiple Choice

Who is the unit of force, Newton, named after?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

Fill in the Blanks

Forces are measured in

(N), after Isaac Newton.

Open Ended

Explain why a chair does not collapse when you sit on it, using the concept of forces shown in the images.

Multiple Choice

According to the images, what happens when your body exerts a downward force on a chair?

• The chair exerts an equal force upward.

• The chair collapses immediately.

• The chair moves sideways.

• Nothing happens to the chair.

Fill in the Blanks

If you push a refrigerator with a force of 50 N, what is the magnitude and direction of the force the refrigerator exerts on you?

Multiple Choice

When you push an object, what does the object do in response according to the images?

• Pushes back in the opposite direction equally hard.

• Moves away without resistance.

• Absorbs the force completely.

• Breaks apart.

Open Ended

Describe a real-life situation where you observe action and reaction forces similar to the person falling off the boat.

Multiple Choice

A person falls off a boat and moves to the left. What happens to the boat and why?

• The boat moves to the right due to the reaction force.

• The boat stays still.

• The boat moves to the left with the person.

• The boat sinks.

Multiple Choice

What happens to the boat when a person falls off to the left, according to the image?

• The boat moves to the right

• The boat stays still

• The boat moves to the left

• The boat sinks

Multiple Choice

According to the images, what is always true about forces?

• Forces always act in pairs

• Forces act alone

• Forces only act when objects move

• Forces never change direction

Fill in the Blanks

Arrows in the diagrams represent the strength and

of force.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements correctly describe the action-reaction pair when a man uses a cane?

• Man pushes down on cane

• Cane pushes up on man

• Man pulls cane upwards

• Cane pushes sideways on man

Open Ended

Explain how the concept of action and reaction is demonstrated when a person uses a cane to walk, based on the images.

Open Ended

Describe a real-life situation, other than the balloon example, where Newton's Third Law of Motion can be observed.

Multiple Choice

How does Newton's Third Law of Motion explain the movement of the colored balls in the image?

• Each ball moves only when pushed by another ball, showing action and reaction forces.

• The balls move randomly, not related to any law of motion.

• The balls move due to gravity only, not because of any force applied.

• The balls remain still unless someone touches them.

Multiple Choice

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

• newton's first law

• newton's second law

• newton's third law

• acceleration

Multiple Choice

The rate at which an object changes its velocity over time.

• newton's first law

• newton's second law

• newton's third law

• acceleration

Multiple Choice

What is the unit for momentum?

• m/sec
• kg/sec
• kg/m
• kg m/sec

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has the least amount of momentum?

• An ant walking along the ground
• An ant at rest
• An elephant walking
• An elephant running

Multiple Choice

Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving southward at 20 m/s......... 

• 20000 N
• 20000 Joules
• 20000 Kg * m/s south
• 10000 kg * m/s south

Multiple Choice

The equation to calculate momentum is

• p=mv
• p=1/2mv²
• p=mgh
• p=mg

Multiple Choice

The definition of momentum is

• Mass in Motion
• The size of an object
• The velocity of an object
• A comparison between two objects

Multiple Choice

When a bat collides with a baseball, the momentum of the bat

• transfers to the momentum of the ball
• transfers from the momentum of the ball
• does not transfer from the bat to the ball
• does not transfer from the ball to the bat

Multiple Choice

The total momentum before a collision is _________ the total momentum after a collision.

• equal to 
• less than 
• more than
• It depends on the type of collision

Multiple Choice

In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant

• Total Momentum
• total speed
• total Velocity
• Energy

Multiple Choice

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  

• size and shape
• mass and speed
• mass and veloctiy
• mass and energy

Multiple Choice

Collisions can be ____________or ___________.

• fast or slow
• far or near
• elastic or inelastic
• none of the above