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Newton’s Third Law of Motion

(1 pt. each)

______1. For every action, there is...?

A. an equal reaction
B. an opposite reaction
C. a reaction
D. an equal and opposite reaction

______2. If a truck pushes a small car, the small car will have an equal and opposite reaction?
A. True
B. False

______3. Newton developed his three laws in order to explain why...?

A. There is actions and reactions
B. The way things move
C. The orbits of the planets are ellipses rather than circles
D. The forces on objects

______4. You step on a roach, you & the roach apply equal & opposite forces.
A. True
B. False

______5. A horse pulls forward on a cart with a given force. Why can the horse & cart move forward?
A. The forward and backward forces are equal, so it can't move.
B. The horse is pulling the cart, so it will move.
C. The forward force of the horse is big enough to overcome the force of the cart.
D. The cart's force is only in reaction to the horse's force.

______6. Which best explains why we are able to accelerate forward when starting to run?
A. The striking foot pushes backward against the ground.
B. No acceleration, Runners are always at a fixed velocity.
C. The foot not touching the ground propels the entire body.
D. The runner's upper body quickly leans forward.

______7. Forces come in pairs.

A. True
B. False
______8. What would happen if Newton's third law didn't exist?
A. You wouldn't be able to walk
B. You wouldn't be able to sit
C. You wouldn't be able to move
D. All of the above

______9. You hit a wall with a stick. The equal but opposite reaction is _____.
A. the wall pushes against you
B. the stick pushes against you
C. you push against the stick
D. the wall pushes against the stick

______10. Friction & Gravity are both examples of a force.

A. True
B. False
 Name:___________________

Newton’s Third Law of Motion

______1. For every action, there is...?

E. an equal reaction
F. an opposite reaction
G. a reaction
H. an equal and opposite reaction

______2. If a truck pushes a small car, the small car will have an equal and opposite reaction?
C. True
D. False

______3. Newton Developed his three laws in order to explain why...?

E. There is actions and reactions
F. The way things move
G. The orbits of the planets are ellipses rather than circles
H. The forces on objects

______4. You step on a roach, you & the roach apply equal & opposite forces
C. True
D. False

______5. A horse pulls forward on a cart with a given force. Why can the horse & cart move forward?
E. The forward and backward forces are equal, so it can't move
F. The horse is pulling the cart, so it will move.
G. The forward force of the horse is big enough to overcome the force of the cart
H. The cart's force is only in reaction to the horse's force

______6. Which best explains why we are able to accelerate forward when starting to run?
E. The striking foot pushes backward against the ground
F. No acceleration, Runners are always at a fixed velocity
G. The foot not touching the ground propels the entire body.
H. The runner's upper body quickly leans forward

______7. Forces come in pairs.

C. True
D. False

______8. What would happen if Newton's third law didn't exist?

 E. You wouldn't be able to walk
F. You wouldn't be able to sit
G. You wouldn't be able to move
H. All of the above

______9. You hit a wall with a stick. The equal but opposite reaction is _____
E. the wall pushes against you
F. the stick pushes against you
G. you push against the stick
H. the wall pushes against the stick

______10. Friction & Gravity are both examples of a force

C. True
D. False