Newton's Laws of Motion (AQA GCSE Physics Combined Science): Flashcards

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Newton’s third law
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Newton's 3rd law simple statement

For every action, equal and opposite reaction

Newton's 3rd law: forces equal in size, opposite...

Direction

Name for paired forces in Newton's 3rd law

Action-reaction pairs

Action-reaction pairs act on what?

Different objects

Why action-reaction forces don't cancel

They act on different objects

You push wall: wall's response

Pushes back with same strength

Book on table: table's force direction

Pushes up with equal force

Earth pulls you down: your force on Earth

Pull up with same gravitational force

Jumping off boat: why you move backward

You push boat back, it pushes you forward

How rockets move forward in space

Push exhaust gases backwards

Same force on different masses: what differs?

Acceleration produced

Walking: ground's force when foot pushes back

Pushes forward on you

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