Law of Interaction

Cards (5)

  • Action and reaction forces
    Forces resulting from the interaction between two objects, where the size of the forces on the first object equals the size of the force on the second object, and the direction of the force on the first object is opposite to the direction of the force on the second object
  • Newton's third law of motion (law of interaction)
    For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
  • When a body exerts a force on another
    An equal amount of force is always exerted back on it
  • Action-reaction force pairs
    • Make it possible for birds to fly
    • Make it possible for a ball to bounce
  • Action-reaction force pairs
    • Girl sitting on a chair exerting a downward force, chair exerting an upward force
    • Bird's wings pushing air downwards, air pushing the bird upwards
    • Hand dribbling a ball with 3 newtons of force downwards, ground pushing the ball with 3 newtons of force