Review for Physics Test 3 - Newton's 3rd Law

For a force that is action, there will be a force that is reaction and

• always acts in the same direction.
• slightly smaller in magnitude.
• slightly larger in amplitude.
• is exactly equal in magnitude.

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If a bow string pushing an arrow is the action force, then the reaction force is the

• combined weight of the arrow and bowstring.
• air resistance against the bow.
• friction of the ground against the archer's feet.
• arrow's push against the bowstring.

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A baseball hits a player's glove. The reaction force is the

• player's grip on the glove.
• force the glove exerts on the ball.
• friction of the ground against the player's shoes.
• muscular effort in the player's arms.

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A bat hits a baseball. The reaction force is the

• air resistance on the ball.
• weight of the ball.
• force that the ball exerts on the bat.
• grip of the player's hand against the ball.

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A bat hits a baseball with a force of 1000 N. The force the ball exerts on the bat is

• less than 1000 N.
• more than 1000 N.
• 1000 N.
• impossible to determine.

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While you're pulled down to Earth by a force of 500 N, the Earth is pulled up to you by a force of ___ N

A 3000 N karate chop breaks a board. The reaction force on the hand is ___ N

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The pull of someone's body downward to Earth is that someone's weight. The opposing reaction is

• the person's body pushing against Earth's surface.
• the Earth's surface pushing against the person's body.
• the person's body pulling on the Earth.
• none of these

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A falling skydiver is pulled down by Earth's gravity. The reaction force is the

• air resistance the diver encounters while falling
• water resistance that will soon act upward on the diver
• the attraction to the planets, stars, and every particle in the universe
• the diver pulling the Earth upward.

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A car and a mosquito moving with the same speed collide head-on. The force of impact is

• greater on the car
• greater on the mosquito.
• the same for both.

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