Chapter 6 | Newton's Third Law of Motion-Action and Reaction
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 action force | One of the pair of forces described in Newton's third law. |
| interaction | A mutual action between objects where each object exerts an equal and opposite force on the other. |
| Newton's third law | Whenever one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body exerts an equal and opposite force on the first. |
| reaction force | The force that is equal in strength and opposite in direction to the action force, and one that acts simultaneoisly on whatever is exerting the action force. |
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