Unit 3 Force - 3rd Law

A man and an elephant push on each other. Which experiences more force?

• The man

• The elephant

• They experience the same amount of force

• The one who was the first to start pushing

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A man and an elephant push on each other. Which is capable of more force?

• The man

• The elephant

• They are equally capable

• The one who was the first to start pushing

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Two skaters begin at rest. Skater 1 has a smaller mass than Skater 2. When they push away from each other, who experienced a greater force on them?

• Skater 1 (who is smaller)

• Skater 2 (who is larger)

• They experience the same amount of force.

• The skater that pushed first experienced a greater amount of force.

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Two skaters begin at rest. Skater 1 has a smaller mass than Skater 2. When they push away from each other, who experienced a greater change in velocity?

• Skater 1 (who is smaller)

• Skater 2 (who is larger)

• They experience the same change in velocity.

• The skater that pushed first experienced a greater change in velocity.

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A bus hits a bug and the bug splatters on the windshield. Which experienced a greater force?

• The Bus
• The Bug
• They're the same
• It all depends on how fast the bus was driving

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A bus hits a bug and the bug splatters on the windshield. Which was affected more by the force?

• The Bus
• The Bug
• They're the same
• It all depends on how fast the bus was driving

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Two astronauts are playing catch in space. Joe throws the ball to Uri. Which statement is true?

• Joe puts more force on the ball than the ball puts on Joe.

• The ball puts more force on Joe than Joe puts on the ball.

• Joe and the ball put an equal amount of force on each other.

• Only the ball experiences a force upon it.

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Two astronauts are playing catch in space. Joe throws the ball to Uri and Uri catches it. Which statement is true?

• Uri puts more force on the ball than the ball puts on Uri.

• The ball puts more force on Uri than Uri puts on the ball.

• Uri and the ball put an equal amount of force on each other.

• Only the ball experiences a force upon it.

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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 force there is an equal and opposite force.

• 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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If I push on a table with 25 N of force and it doesn't move, how hard does the table push back on me?

• 25 N

• Less than 25 N

• More than 25 N

• There is no way to know

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