Newton's 3rd Law: Ch. 4 (4.1 - 4.5) --Action-Reaction

A student kicks a soccer ball. According to Newton's 3rd law, what is the "reaction" in this situation

• The soccer ball flies off into the air

• You can hear the soccer ball being kicked

• The soccer ball exerts a force back on the student's foot

• Other students chase after the soccer ball

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A student stands on the floor. While standing on the floor, he pulls down on a cable attached to weights. If the "action" is him pulling down on the cable, what is the "reaction"

• The weights are lifted up

• He feels tired

• His weight decreases

• The cable pulls him up

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A student drops a basketball onto the floor. According to Newton's 3rd law, why does the ball bounce?

• The student dropped the ball

• The earth pulls the ball down

• The ball presses down on the floor

• The floor presses up on the ball

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A soccer ball breaks through a window. How does the force on the window compare with the force on the ball?

• The ball experiences a greater force

• The window experiences a greater force

• The window and ball experiences forces equal in magnitude

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A bug hits into the windshield of a car. How do the forces on the bug and windshield compare?

• The force on the bug is greater

• The force on the windshield is greater

• The forces on the bug and windshield are equal in magnitude.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

If a bug hitting into the windshield of a car is the "action," what is the reaction?

• The car experiences an equal strength force from the bug

• The bug goes SPLAT

• The driver panics and needs to clean the windshield

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

When you jump, what causes you to move upwards?

• You extended your legs gives you momentum upwards

• You temporarily stop gravity, causing you to float upwards

• You press yourself upwards into the air

• The floor presses up on you

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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According to Newton's 3rd Law, when you want to walk, what makes you move forwards?

• Normal force from you on the ground pushes you forward

• The ground's normal force on you pushes you forwards

• The ground's friction force on you pushes you forwards

• Your friction force on the ground pushes you forwards

The moon orbits the Earth. How do the forces on the moon and earth compare?

• The moon experiences a greater force than the earth

• The moon experiences a lesser force than the earth

• The forces on the moon and earth are equal in strength

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Whenever an object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force of the same magnitude but in the opposite direction to that of the first object.

• Always true

• Sometimes True

• Always false

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1