Vocabulary

Reaction Force

 

The force that is equal in strength and opposite in direction to the action force, which acts simultaneously on whatever is exerting the action force

Newton's Third Law

Whenever one body exerts a force on a second, the second body exerts and equal and opposite force on the first

Force

Any influence that tends to accelerate an object; a push or a pull

Mass

The amount of matter in an object: a measure of an object's inertia

Acceleration

The rate at which velocity changes

Action force

 

One of the pair of forces described in Newton's 3rd law