Newton's Third Law - basics

Newton's Third Law States...

• Objects in motion stay in motion and objects at rest stay at rest
• Force is equal to mass times acceleration
• For each action there is an equal and opposite reaction

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An archer shoots an arrow. The action force is the bowstring against the arrow, the reaction force is...

• air resistance against the bow

• the arrow's push against the bowstring

• the grip of the archer's hand on the bow

A baseball player bats a ball with a force of 1,000 N. The ball exerts a reaction force (without any additional forces action on it) against the bat of...

• Less than 1, 000 N
• 1,000 N
• More than 1,000 N

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A rocket pushes exhaust 10, 000 N. Without any other forces acting on the rocket, how much force does the rocket go forward?

• 15,000 N
• 1,000 N
• 10, 000 N

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An unfortunate bug splatters against the windshield of a moving car. Compared to the force of the car on the bug, the force of the bug on the car is

• larger.

• the same.

• smaller

• need more information to say.

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A large truck and a small car traveling at the same speed have a head-on collision. The vehicle to undergo the greater change in velocity will be

• the small car

• the large truck

• neither, both are the same.

• there is no change in velocity

A baseball player hits a ball with 400 N of force. How much force does the ball exert on the bat?

• 300 N

• 400 N

• 500 N

• Not enough info to tell

Your friend pushes you for making fun of him/her. What is the reaction force?

• You pushing back on your friend

• You pushing on the ground

• There is no reaction force

• Your friend pushing on the ground

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When you jump up, you push the earth downwards. Why can't you tell that the earth has moved?

• The force of you jumping up doesn't actually push the earth down.

• The earth has much more mass so it doesn't move at all

• The earth is firmly rooted

• The earth has much more mass so you can't tell that it moved

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When you hit a tennis ball with a racket...

• The ball exerts more force on the racket

• The ball and racket exert the same force on each other

• The racket exerts more force on the ball

• It depends on how hard you hit it

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