Newton's Law's Quiz

Newton's third law states that forces always act ______________.

• alone

• in pairs

• together

Any time one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force that is __________ in size and ______________ direction back on the first object.

• equal, opposite

• equal, the same

• different, opposite

• different, the same

When jellyfish apply force in one direction they move in the _____________ direction.

• same

• opposite

• left

The force exerted on an object and the force that the object exerts back are known together as an _________________ force pair.

• mechanism of action

• action

• action/reaction

• reaction

Which of these is NOT an action and reaction force in the world around you.

• When the booster rocket carries the space shuttle take off, their engines push fuel exhaust downward. The exhaust pushes back, sending the rocket up.

• When you bang your toe on a table, equal force is exerted back on your toe.

• A bowling ball is moving at 10 miles per hour so it will keep moving at 10 miles per hour.

• When you press down on a table, it presses back with equal and opposite force.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

• Law of Conservation of Mass

• Law of Science

• Law of Conservation of Motion

Tags

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The force that is applied first in a force pair

• Action Force

• Reaction Force

• Force Pair

The force that responds to the first force in a force pair

• Reaction Force

• Action Force

An outside force that causes objects to lose momentum

• Friction

• Inertia

• Momentum

Bouncing a basketball down with 15 N

• Action force example

• Reaction Force Example