Newton's 3rd Law of Motion: Science Page

 

Action Force: The plane pushes down on the air

Reaction Force: The Pushes up on the plane with an equal and opposite reaction

Action Force: The bus pushes back on the ground

Reaction Force: The ground pushes the bus forward with an equal and opposite reaction

Action Force: The babies foot pushes right on the wall

Reaction Force: The wall pushes left on the babies foot with an equal and opposite reaction

Action Force: Hockey player 1 pushes hockey player 2 down

Reatcion Force: Hockey player 2 pushes hockey player 1 up with an equal and opposite reaction

Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, astronomer and theologian and much more. He was born January 4, 1963 and died March 31, 1727. He was very influential in the history of science. He made man great contributions to science like his three laws of motion. He also developed the theory of universal gravitation that everything revolves around the sun. He was a great mind and was the father of  Physics with his three laws of motion. This website talks about the Third Law of Motion.

Third Law of Motion:
            For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction.

In detail:

            If object A exerts a push or pull on object B. Then Object B exerts an equal opposite force on object A.

To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts. Whatever draws or presses another is as much drawn or pressed by that other. If you press a rock with your finger, the finger is also pressed by the rock. If a body hits another, the force changes the motion of the other, that body also will undergo an equal change, in its own motion, toward the contrary part. The changes made by these actions are equal, not in the velocities but in the motions of the bodies; that is to say, if the bodies are not hindered by any other impediments.