
When we jump out of boat, it moves backwards. Why?
Important Questions on Laws of Motion


State the action and reaction in the following:
Moving rocket


Why is it difficult to walk on slippery road?

A boy is standing on a horizontal surface wearing skates. What will the boy experience if he pushes the wall?


“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.


Explain why it is difficult for a fireman to hold a hose, which ejects large amounts of water at high velocity?

Explain the principle on which rocket works.

Any two forces which are equal and opposite form an action-reaction pair.

Body A collides with a body B. A exerts a force of on B. The force which B exerts on A is _____ .


If the earth attracts a body with a force of , then what force is exerted on the earth by the body?

What is Newton's third law? Give some examples where this law can be applied.


