A horse refuses to pull a cart. The horse reasons, "according to Newton's third law, whatever force I exert on the cart, the cart will exert an equal and opposite force on me so the resultant force will be zero and I will have no chance of accelerating the cart." What is wrong with this reasoning?
Important Questions on Laws of Motion
“Action and reaction are equal and opposite, still their resultant is not zero.” Explain.
If the mouth of an inflated balloon is untied, what will you observe? Explain your observation.
Body A collides with a body B. A exerts a force of on B. The force which B exerts on A is _____ .
What is Newton's third law? Give some examples where this law can be applied.
“Forces always occur in pair.” From which law, do we conclude the above statement. Give two examples to support your answer.
Explain why it is difficult for a fireman to hold a hose, which ejects large amounts of water at high velocity?
Any two forces which are equal and opposite form an action-reaction pair.
If the earth attracts a body with a force of , then what force is exerted on the earth by the body?
A boy is standing on a horizontal surface wearing skates. What will the boy experience if he pushes the wall?
State the action and reaction in the following:
Moving rocket
Why is it difficult to walk on slippery road?
