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Newtons 3rd Law
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Newtons' third law | for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction |
| action/reaction force pair | The force that is exerted on an object and the force that the object exerts back |
| opposite | the reverse of something else |
| equal | balanced |
| action force | a force that is exerted on an object |
| reaction force | a force that is exerts BACK on an object |
| single object | balanced forces act on |
| different objects | action reaction forces act on |
| if the action force is the bat hitting the ball what is the reaction force? | Ball hits the ball |
| if the action force is the man pushing the ca what is the reaction force? | the car pushes back on the man |
| if the action force is the wings of the bird pushing downward what is the reaction force? | the air is pushing back on the bird moving it upwards. |
| if the action force is the wheels on a car gripping the road, what is the reaction force? | the road is pushing the wheels of the car in the opposite direction moving the car foward |
| if the action force is the fishes using its fins to push the water backwards what is the reaction force? | the water is pushing back on the fish's fins causing it to move forward |
| Newtons First Law | An object at rest will stay at rest. An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. |
| Newton's Second Law | Force equals mass times acceleration. |
| Isaac Newton | The greatest mathematican and physicist who discovered gravity and how things move. |