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Action - Reaction Principle
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- Summary
- Newton's Third law of motion states that:
"For every action there is always an opposite and equal reaction". To enable the rocket to lift off , the action (thrust) from the engine must be greater than the weight of the rocket. The same condition applies to the balloon or Yosemite Sam (Copyright Warner Bros).
- Learning objectives
- To illustrate Newton's Third law of motion.
- To explain how propulsion moves things forward by pushing something out of the back.
- How to use the animation
- Click on
to stop the movie.
Check action and/or reaction button to display the corresponding force.
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- Keywords
- Newton, action, reaction, propulsion, rocket
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