Newton's 3rd Law of Motion: Sciece Page

 

As a mathmatician and a physicist, Sir Isaac Newton devoloped the three laws of motion that we use today. We use this law to explain the reasons to every single action on Earth.

Newton’s third law is also known as the Law of Reciprocal Actions. This law is exhibited in every single action on Earth. Newton states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, so “in other words, if object A exerts a force on object B, then object B also exerts an equal force on object A,” (http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/newton.html). Newton states, “All forces in the universe occur in equal but oppositely directed pairs,” (http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Newt.html).

 

Action Force: Ground pulls down on water
Reaction Force: Water pulls up on ground
 
Action Force: Hat pushes down on me
Reaction Force: I push up on hat
 
Action Force: Swimmer pushes back on water
Reaction Force: Water pushes swimmer forward
 

Action Force: Rocket pushes down on exhaust
Reaction Force: Exhaust pushes up on rocket