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Forces occur in pairs. The first force is called the action force. The second force would be called the:
a) Moving force
b) Momentum force
c) Reaction force
d) Kinetic force

Suppose you were to fill a balloon with air then let go of it without tying it closed. What caused the balloon to fly away?
a) Your breath contains helium, which is lighter than air
b) The balloon's movement is the reaction to the force of air escaping
c) The warm air from your breath is less dense than the cooler air around the balloon, and warm air always rises
d) The air around the balloon is under higher pressures, so it pulls the balloon forward.

Which is the reason a boat bounces off the dock when docking?
a) When the boat exerts af orce on the dock, the dock exerts an equal reactive force on the boat.
b) The boar and the dock repel each other with equal forces
c) Since the dock does not move, it exerts more force than the boat
d) The momentum of the dock is transferred to the boat

When you and a partner connect 2 spring scales together and pull, will the measurements on the spring scale be the SAME or DIFFERENT?
a) The same
b) Different
c) Not this
d) Not this

When you kick a soccer ball, the ACTION is your foot kicking the ball, and the REACTION is _______.
a) There is no reaction
b) The force of the ball on your foot
c) Gravity
d) Friction

When you pick up a heavy bowling ball, the ACTION is ________, and the REACTION is the pulling down on your hand.
a) Your hand lifting the ball up
b) The ball being thrown
c) The weight of the bowling ball
d) Gravity pull the ball down.

When you are jumping on a trampoline, the ACTION is ___________, and the REACTION is the trampoline pushing you back.
a) Your jump
b) The trampoline's bouciness
c) Gravity
d) Air resitance

Newton's 3rd Law says that for every ACTION there is an equal and opposite ________.
a) Spped
b) Velocity
c) Reaction
d) Action

If you push on a wall, the ACTION is your push. Where does the REACTION come from?
a) Your hands
b) The push
c) The wall
d) Gravity

When a basketball is dropped to the floor, it bounces back up to the player's hand. Which of Newton's laws best explains why this occurs?
a) Newton's first law
b) Newton's second law
c) Newton's third law
d) Newton's fourth law

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