Understanding Newton's Third Law

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Two skaters push off of each other in the middle of an ice rink. If one skater has a mass of and an acceleration of , what is the acceleration of the other skater if her mass is ?

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Two skaters push off of each other in the middle of an ice rink. If one skater has a mass of and an acceleration of , what is the mass of the other skater if her acceleration is ?

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A boy falls out of a tree and hits the ground with of force. How much force does the ground exert on the boy?

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Two skaters push off of each other in the middle of an ice rink. If one skater has a mass of and an acceleration of , what is the mass of the other skater if her acceleration is ?

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Basic Computational

A rock strikes a window with of force. How much force does that window exert on the rock?

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A boy falls out of a tree and hits the ground with of force. How much force does the ground exert on the boy?

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Conceptual

If you exert a force F on an object, the force which the object exerts on you will

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An object of mass m sits on a flat table. The Earth pulls on the object with force mg, which is the action force. What is the reaction force?

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Which of Newton's laws explains why it is easy for you to lift a 1L jug of milk from the fridge, but impossible to lift a 1000L jug?

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A ball is suspended from the ceiling by means of string. The Earth pulls downward on the ball with its weight force of . If this is the action force, what is the reaction force?

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