Newton's 3rd law

Newton’s law states that for every action, there is an ________ reaction.

• unequal and opposite

• equal and similar

• stronger and opposite

• equal and opposite

When a small car pushes a big truck, the truck applies an equal and opposite force on the car.

• False

• True

When the person pushes the ground with their foot, the equal and opposite reaction force is

• the ground pushing back on their foot

• when they start to move forward

Force always come in________

• waves

• triplets

• pairs

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 action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
• 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.