Agreement:

2. A net force of 16 N causes a mass to accelerate at a rate

of 5 m/s2. Determine the mass.
F= ma
= 3.2 kg x 5 m/s/s
= 16 N

3. How much force is needed to accelerate a 66 kg skier 1

m/sec/sec?
F= ma
= 66 kg x 1 m/s/s
= 66 kg-m/sec/sec or 66 N
Valuing:

• Giving equal attention to all the aspects of

life.
Law of Interaction
LESSON 3
Objectives:

1.Discuss the applications of the law of interaction in

explaining the state of motion of an object.
2.Compare and contrast the concepts of action and reaction
forces.
3.Explain the relationship between the effects of action and
reaction forces.
Newton’s Third Law of Motion:
The Law of Action and Reaction

For every action there is an

equal and opposite reaction.
 Properties of action and reaction:

• Action and reaction forces always come in pairs.

Action and reaction forces are equal in magnitude but opposite in

direction.
Action and reaction forces act on two different bodies.

Action and reaction forces have the same line of action.

LAW OF INTERACTION

Newton’s third law states

that for every action force
there has to be a reaction
force that is equal in
strength and opposite in
direction.
Action and reaction forces
act on different objects,
not on the same object.
The two forces in a pair are called action and reaction.
Anytime you have one, you also have the other.
If you know the strength of one you also know the strength of
the other since both forces are always equal
 Determine what law is this:

______________ 1. Blood rushes from your head to your feet while quickly stopping when
riding on a descending elevator.
_______________ 2. To dislodge ketchup from the bottom of a ketchup bottle, it is often
turned upside down and thrusted downward at high speeds and then abruptly halted.
_______________ 3. Headrests are placed in cars to prevent whiplash injuries during rear-end
collisions.
________________ 4. While driving down the road, a firefly strikes the windshield of a bus and
makes a quite obvious mess in front of the face of the driver.
________________ 5. A man hits the target using the riffle.
________________6. A rocket fired accelerates because the jet of gases exhausted from its
rear side creates force which push the rocket forward.
makes a quite obvious mess in front of the face of the driver.
________________ 5. A man hits the target using the riffle.
________________6. A rocket fired accelerates because the jet of gases exhausted from its
rear side creates force which push the rocket forward.
________________ 7. You give a message to your special someone and he/she answered
back.
_________________8. Tightening of seatbelts in a car when it stops quickly.
_________________9. Two people walking together
_________________10. Playing golf.
Valuing:

Unlike action and reaction forces that happen

simultaneously, your responsibilities and tasks do not
necessarily happen all at once. Learn how to manage all
your tasks and responsibilities if they happen all at the
same time