Newton's Third Law of Motion

Letting go of a balloon full of air is demonstrating Newton's ______ _______ ________ _________ because the air comes out of the back and the balloon moves forward.

• 1st law of motion

• 2nd law of motion

• 3rd law of motion

• 13th law of motion

Provide an example of Newton's 3rd Law

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When you push a boat off from the dock, you are demonstrating Newton's 3rd Law of Motion. It simply states that for every action there is an equal and opposite _______________?

• Motion

• Change

• Reaction

• Push

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• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd

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When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?

• The cannon moving forward

• The cannonball moving forward

• The cannon moving backward

• The cannonball moving backward

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If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?

• The boy in blue will win.

• They will not move at all.

• The boy in red will win.

• Both will fall down.

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• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd

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Which of the following scenarios best illustrates Newton's Third Law of Motion?

• A rocket launching into space

• A car accelerating on a highway

• A book resting on a table

• A pendulum swinging back and forth

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In a game of pool, when the cue ball strikes another ball, the force exerted on the second ball is equal and opposite to the force exerted on the cue ball. This is an example of which law?

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• Newton's Law of Gravitation

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If you jump off a small boat into the water, the boat moves backward. This is an example of:

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

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