Newton's Third Law of Motion

According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite ________.

• force

• reaction

• acceleration

• gravity

When you push a wall, the wall pushes you back with ________ force.

• no

• less

• equal

• greater

If a car collides with a wall, the car exerts a force on the wall and the wall exerts a force on the ________.

• car

• ground

• air

• driver

When you jump off a boat, the boat moves in the ________ direction.

• same

• opposite

• upward

• downward

A rocket moves forward by expelling ________ out of its engines.

• water

• air

• fuel

• smoke

When you walk on the ground, your feet push the ground ________ and the ground pushes your feet ________.

• downward, upward

• upward, downward

• forward, backward

• backward, forward

If you throw a ball against a wall, the ball bounces back due to the ________ force exerted by the wall.

• friction

• magnetic

• elastic

• gravitational

When you swim in water, you push the water ________ and the water pushes you ________.

• downward, upward

• upward, downward

• forward, backward

• backward, forward

If you hit a table with your hand, your hand hurts because of the ________ force exerted by the table.

• friction

• magnetic

• elastic

• normal

When you release a balloon filled with air, it moves in the ________ direction.

• same

• opposite

• upward

• downward