Newton's Third Law of Motion

Newton's _____ Law of Motion means that for every force there is a reaction force that is equal in size, but opposite in direction.

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

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Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction

• Equal and similar

• Equal and opposite

• Equal and different

• Greater and opposite

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You hit a wall with a stick.  The equal but opposite reaction is _____

• the wall pushes against you

• the stick pushes against you

• you push against the stick

• the wall pushes against the stick

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What is Newton's Third Law?

• Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a outside force

• Force = mass x acceleration

• For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

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What law of motion does this picture represent?

• Newtons 1st law

• Newtons 4th law 

• Newtons 3rd law 

• Newtons 2nd law

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When a heavy football player and a light one run into each other, who exerts more force?

• The heavy one

• The light one

• They are equal

• there is no such thing as force

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Forces do not occur in pairs.

• True

• False

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Why would one ball travel a greater distance than the other when pushed with the same amount of force?

• Different sizes

• Different weights

• Different masses

• Different forces

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A bus hits a bug and the bug splatters on the windshield, which force is greater?

• The Bus

• The Bug

• They're the same

• Gravity acting on the bus

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Who is the scientist who came up with the Laws of Motion?

• Sir Issac Newton

• The Greeks

• John Dalton

• Sir John Newt