Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

Mr. Jones pushes up with his shovel on the snow and the snow pushes down on his shovel.

• 1st Law of Motion

• 3rd Law of Motion

• 2nd Law of Motion

• 4th Law of Motion

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Noah jumps down on the diving board and the diving board pushes him up.

• 2nd Law of Motion

• 1st Law of Motion

• 3rd Law of Motion

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As Kyle pushes the puck with his hockey stick, the puck pushes back on the stick.

• 3rd Law of Motion

• 2nd Law of Motion

• 1st Law of Motion

• 4th Law of Motion

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When a small car pushes a big truck, the truck applies an equal and opposite force on the car.

• False

• True

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Newton’s law states that for every action, there is an ________ reaction.

• unequal and opposite

• equal and similar

• stronger and opposite

• equal and opposite

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When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which is the reaction force?

• The cannon moving forward

• The cannon moving backwards

• The cannonball moving backwards

• The cannonball moving forward

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How is this an example of Newton’s Third law?

• Only the ball is using the head

• They are both exerting an equal force on each other

• Only the head is pushing the ball

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When the person pushes the ground with their foot, the equal and opposite reaction force is

• the ground pushing back on their foot

• when they start to move forward

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Force always come in________

• waves

• triplets

• pairs

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A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock.  As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward.  Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?

• For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
• Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.
• An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
• Friction opposes the motion of an object.

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