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Chapter 6: Newton's 3nd Law-Action and Reaction Question

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Chapter 6 Newton's 3rd Law - Action and Reaction Questions

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Physics

Level

11th Grade

Created

12/20/2011

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Term

Action force

Definition

Any one of the pair of forces described in Newton's third law

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Reaction force

Definition

The force that is equal in strength and opposite in direction to the action force, acts simultaneously on whatever is exerting the action force

Term

Newton's Third Law

Definition

Whenever one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body exerts an equal and opposite force on the first.

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Is the Earth pulling on the Moon, or is the moon pulling on Earth?

Definition

They pull on each other with the same force.