2.8: Newton's 3rd Law
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- Q1Which of the following are a Newton's 3rd Law pair?You hold a book against the wall. You apply a force to the book and the book applies a force on you.You hold a book against the wall. You apply a force to the book and the wall applies a force on youYou hold a book against the wall. You apply a force to the book and the wall applies a force on the bookYou hold a book against the wall. You apply a force to the book and the book applies a force to the wall.30sEditDelete
- Q2Which of the following is a Newton's 3rd Law Pair?The Earth pulls down on you, and you pull up on the earth.The Earth pulls down on you, and you push down on the EarthThe Earth pulls down on you, and the floor pushes up on you30sEditDelete
- Q3Is the following situation a Newton's third law pair? A small car tows a large truck and they speed up. The truck pulls back on the car and the car pulls on the truck.Yes, it is a third law pairNo, it is not a third law pair30sEditDelete
- Q4Is this a newton's third law pair? Billy pushes Johnny and causes Johnny to fall down. Johnny exerts a force on billy and billy exerts a force on Johnny.NoYes30sEditDelete
- Q5A car is pulling on a truck. The forces between them are a Newton's third law pair. The car slows down. What can be said about the forces between the two?The force of the car on the truck is still the same as the force of the truck on the carThe force of the car on the truck is now larger than the force of the truck on the car.The force of the car on the truck is now smaller than the force of the truck on the car30sEditDelete
- Q6A bug hits the windshield of a car. Which force is greater?The force of the bug hitting the windshieldThe force of the windshield hitting a bugThey are equal forces30sEditDelete
- Q7When a windshield collides with a bug, the force felt by both the bug and the windshield is the same. Which experiences a greater acceleration?The bugThe windshieldThey experience the same acceleration30sEditDelete
- Q8Kent Budgett is pulling upon a rope that is attached to a wall. In the bottom picture, Kent is pulling upon a rope that is attached to an elephant. In each case, the force scale reads 500 Newton. Kent is pulling ...With more force when the rope is attached to the elephantWith more force when the rope is attached to the wallWith the same force in each case30sEditDelete
- Q9When a bullet is shot from a gun, the force experienced by the bullet is____________________ the force experienced by the gunLess thanEqual toGreater than30sEditDelete
- Q10You are pulling on a rope in a tug of war match. What is the reaction force?The rope pulling on youThe other team pulling on youGravityThe other team pulling on the rope30sEditDelete
- Q11An archer shoots an arrow. The action force is the bowstring against the arrow, the reaction force is...The grip of the archer's hand on the bowAir resistance against the bowThe arrow's push against the bowstring30sEditDelete
- Q12A player throws a baseball. The action force is the player's impact on the ball. The reaction force is...The force of the ball on the playerThe force of the grip of the ballThe ball flying forwardThe ball hitting someone else's glove.30sEditDelete
- Q13A baseball player bats a ball with a force of 1,000N. The ball exerts a reaction force against the bat of..1000NMore than 1000 NLess than 1000 N30sEditDelete
- Q14What is the reaction force of a foot pushing down on the floor?The floor pushing back against the footThe floor breaking to the footThe foot going through the floor.30sEditDelete
- Q15If the force acting on two objects is the same, the acceleration of the objects will also be the sameFalseTrue30sEditDelete
- Q16When the forces acting on two objects are the same. Which object will experience the greatest acceleration?The one with the most massThey accelerate the same.The one with the least massThe one with the most Force30sEditDelete
