Action-Reaction Forces

You cannot exert a force on a wall,

• unless Darth Vader holds out his hand

• unless the wall falls down

• unless the wall simultaneously exerts the same amount of force on you

• unless you have friction

When you drop a rubber ball on the floor it bounces back. The force on the ball to produce bouncing is by the?

• hand

• floor

• mass of the ball

• acceleration of the hand

Complete the law:

For every action, there is an ____________ reaction.

• equal and opposite

• equal

• opposite

• bigger and better

A player throws a ball. The action force is the player impact on the ball. The reaction force is...

• The force of the ball impact on the player
• The force of the grip of the ball
• The celebration the player is thinking of

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