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In Newton's third law, what do action-reaction force pairs do?
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
Forces and motion
Question
- A. Act on the same object
- B. Act on different objects
- C. Always cancel each other out
- D. Are always equal in magnitude
Answer
Act on different objects
Explanation
Newton's third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, meaning the forces act on different objects.
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Inertial Mass Misunderstanding
Students often confuse inertial mass with gravitational mass, thinking they are the same concept.
Clarify that inertial mass measures how difficult it is to change an object's velocity, while gravitational mass relates to the weight of the object in a gravitational field.
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