Newton's Third Law of Motion Worksheet
Explore Newton's Third Law of Motion with this Grade 12 physics worksheet, featuring multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, and short answer questions.
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Newton's Third Law of Motion
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1. Newton's Third Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite .
force
velocity
acceleration
momentum
2. When a rocket takes off, exhaust gases are pushed downward, and the rocket is propelled upward. This is an example of:
Newton's First Law
Newton's Second Law
Newton's Third Law
Law of Conservation of Energy
3. The forces in an action-reaction pair are always in magnitude and in direction.
4. When you jump, the Earth exerts an upward force on you, and you exert a force on the Earth.
5. Action and reaction forces act on the same object.
True
False
6. Newton's Third Law applies to objects at rest as well as objects in motion.
True
False
7. Describe an everyday example of Newton's Third Law of Motion, clearly identifying the action and reaction forces.
8. Explain why action-reaction forces do not cancel each other out, even though they are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
9. Consider a Newton's Cradle, as shown below. When one ball is lifted and released, it strikes the stationary balls, and one ball on the opposite end swings out. Using Newton's Third Law, explain the transfer of momentum in this system.
