newtons third law

• Newton's third law of motion

  Whenever two objects interact, the forces they exert on each other are equal and opposite
• Examples of Newton's third law

  1. Man in a canoe pushing on the water, water pushing back on the paddle

  2. Skateboarder jumping off a skateboard, skateboard pushing back on the skateboarder

  3. Rocket firing, chemical reaction producing downward push force on hot exhaust gases, hot exhaust gases exerting equal upward force on the rocket

  4. Car driving, wheel exerting force in reverse direction on the road, road exerting forward force on the wheel