Newton's Third Law of Motion

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Newton's Third Law States...

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For each action there is an equal and opposite reaction

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An archer shoots an arrow. The action force is the bowstring against the arrow. What is the reaction force?

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the arrow's push against the bowstring

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A baseball player bats a ball with a force of 1,000 N. The ball exerts a reaction force against the bat of...

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1,000 N

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A rocket pushes exhaust 10,000 N. Without any other forces acting on the rocket, how much force does the rocket go forward?

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10,000 N

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What is the reaction force to a foot pushing down on the floor?

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The floor pushing back against the foot

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According to Newton's Third law, the strength or magnitude of forces will be...

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equal

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What is the ACTION force when a swimmer pushes on the water and the water pushes on the hand and the swimmer moves forward?

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Swimmer pushes on the water

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What is the REACTION force when a swimmer pushes on the water?

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the water pushes on the hand and the swimmer moves forward

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What is the ACTION force when a bowling ball hits the pins and the pins fall over?

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Bowling ball hitting pins

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The swimmer pushes off of the wall of the pool and moves forward. What is the ACTION in this example?

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Swimmer pushes off the wall of the pool