| Unit Six: Newton's Third Law Objectives |
| 6.2 Newton's Third Law 1. Explain Newton's third law of motion. 6.3 Identifying Action and Reaction 2. Given an action force, identify the reaction force. 6.4 Action and Reaction on Different Masses 3. Explain why the accelerations caused by an action force and by a reaction force do not have to be equal. 6.5 Do Action and Reaction Forces Cancel? 4. Explain why an action force is not canceled by the reaction force. Misconception Note: The following statements are all FALSE!!! 1. Pushes and pulls are applied only by living things. 2. Things such as high-speed bullets contain force. 3. Reaction forces occur slightly after the action force is applied. 4. Action and reaction forces are equal and opposite only under certain conditions. |