Newton's 3rd Law Exit Ticket

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion states...

• An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force and causes a change in motion

• Force is equal to the mass and acceleration of an object.

• For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

• An object in motion will remain in motion at a constant speed and same direction unless an unbalanced force causes a change in motion.

How is this an example of Newton's 3rd Law?

• Only the ball is applying force to the soccer player's head.

• Only the soccer player's head is applying force to the ball.

• An equal force are being applied by the ball and the soccer player's head on each other.

A baseball bat hits a baseball with a force of 100 Newtons. What is the force and its direction exerted by the ball on the bat?

• 100 Newtons, same direction

• 100 Newtons, opposite direction

• 200 Newtons, opposite direction

• 200 Newtons, same direction

The rocket engines ignite and push the gases downward, what is the movement of the rocket?

• The rocket moves upward

• Mass of the rocket decreases

• The gases cause a reduction in air resistance

• The rocket moves downward