Newton's Third Law of Motion gk

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force

For every action ______________ there is an equal and opposite reaction ___________. (one word)

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size

Magnitude means (size/direction).

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equal

In every action-reaction force pair, the FORCES are _______ in size (magnitude).

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direction

In every action-reaction force pair, the forces are equal in magnitude, but opposite in ________.

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3rd

Law of action-reaction is Newton's _______ law of motion

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pairs

Forces always occur in ________, groups of two.

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simultaneously

The action-reaction forces occur ___________ (at exactly the same time)

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same time

simultaneous means exactly at the___________ __________

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action-reaction

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion is also called the law of ___________.

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magnitude

In Newton's 3rd law of motion, the forces are equal in __________

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2000 N

A smart car runs into a huge pickup truck with 2000 N of force. The truck hits the little smart car with __________ of force

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gases

A rocket launches (pushes) off of its own

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400 N

A 90 kg box runs into a 20 kg box with 400 N of force. The 20 kg hits the 90 kg box with _______ of force.

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mass

The amount of matter an object is made of is its __________

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kg

The SI unit of mass

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N

The SI unit of weight (because weight is a force)

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weight

The pull of gravity on an object's mass defines __________

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gravity

Weight is a force because something has weight only due to _________

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False

Weight and mass are the same thing. True or False

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opposite

In action-reaction force pairs, the forces are always in the _________ direction.

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2

In this picture, the man in the middle is involved in how many force pairs?

<p>In this picture, the man in the middle is involved in how many force pairs?</p>
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contact

To find force-pairs, look for the points of ______.

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foot

In kicking a soccer ball, the action-reaction is foot on ball, ball on ________.