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Newton's Third Law of Motion Worksheet

Explore Newton's Third Law of Motion with this worksheet for 7th graders, covering action-reaction pairs and force interactions.

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Newton's Third Law of Motion

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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. This worksheet focuses on Newton's Third Law of Motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

1. What does Newton's Third Law of Motion state?

a

An object in motion stays in motion.

b

Force equals mass times acceleration.

c

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

d

Objects at rest stay at rest.

2. When you push against a wall, what is the reaction force?

a

The wall pushes back on you.

b

The wall moves away from you.

c

Your hand feels cold.

d

Nothing happens.

3. When a rocket expels gas downwards, the   force pushes the rocket upwards.

4. According to Newton's Third Law, forces always occur in  .

5. Describe an example of Newton's Third Law in everyday life.

6. Explain why a swimmer pushes water backward to move forward.

7. Action and reaction forces cancel each other out because they are equal and opposite.

T

True

F

False

8. When you kick a soccer ball, the force you exert on the ball is greater than the force the ball exerts on your foot.

T

True

F

False