Ch07 PPT Notes

7 Newtons Third Law of MotionAction and Reaction
For every force, there

is an equal and
opposite force.
7.1 Forces and Interactions
A force is always part of an

interaction between 2 objects that
involves another force.

When you push on the wall, the wall pushes on you.

The interaction that drives the nail is the same as the
one that halts the hammer.
There are a pair of
forces, one acting on
the nail and the other
acting on the hammer.

think!
Does a stick of dynamite contain force? Explain.

think!
Does a stick of dynamite contain force? Explain.
Answer: No. Force is not something an object has, like
mass. Force is an interaction between one object and
another. An object cannot possess force as a thing in itself.
Later we will see that something like a stick of dynamite
possesses energy.
7.2 Newtons Third Law
Newtons third law states that

whenever one object exerts a force on
a second object, the second object
exerts an equal and oppositely
directed force on the first object.

Newtons third law describes the relationship between two
forces in an interaction between 2 objects.
One force is called the action force.
The other force is called the reaction force.
One force acts on each object
Neither force exists without the other.
They are equal in strength and opposite in direction.
They occur at the same time (simultaneously).
They are the same type of force (gravity, electric,
etc)
7.3 Identifying Action and Reaction
To identify a pair of action-reaction

forces, first identify the interacting
objects A and B, and if the action is A
on B, the reaction is B on A.

Examples of 3rd Law Pairs:
You push against the floor, and the floor
simultaneously pushes against you.
The tires of a car push against the road, and the road
simultaneously pushes back on the tires.
When swimming, you push the water backward, and
the water pushes you forward.

There is a simple recipe for treating action and reaction
forces:
First identify the interaction. Lets say one object, A,
interacts with another object, B.
The action and reaction forces are stated in the form:
Action: Object A exerts a force on object B.
Reaction: Object B exerts a force on object A.

Sometimes the identity of the pair of action and reaction
forces in an interaction is not immediately obvious.
For example, what are the action and reaction forces
in the case of a falling boulder?
If we call the action Earth exerting a force on the
boulder, then the reaction is the boulder
simultaneously exerting a force on Earth.

When action is A exerts force on B, the reaction is simply B
exerts force on A.

When action is A exerts force on B, the reaction is simply B
exerts force on A.

think!
We know that Earth pulls on the moon. Does the moon also
pull on Earth? If so, which pull is stronger?

think!
We know that Earth pulls on the moon. Does the moon also
pull on Earth? If so, which pull is stronger?
Answer: Asking which pull is stronger is like asking which
distance is greaterbetween New York and San Francisco,
or between San Francisco and New York. The distances
either way are the same. It is the same with force pairs. Both
Earth and moon pull on each other with equal and opposite
forces.
7.4 Action and Reaction on Different Masses
A given force exerted on a small mass

produces a greater acceleration than
the same force exerted on a large mass.

Consider the interaction between a
boulder and the Earth
Earth is pulled up by the boulder
with just as much force as the
boulder is pulled down by Earth.
(equal size, but oppositely directed)
Although the forces are the same,
the masses are very different.
Thus, their accelerations are very
different.

Boulder and Earth continued
Acceleration is not only proportional to the net force, but it is
also inversely proportional to the mass.
Because Earth has a huge mass, we dont sense its
infinitesimally small acceleration.

Force and Mass
When a cannon is fired, there is an interaction between the
cannon and the cannonball.
The force the cannon exerts on the cannonball is exactly
equal and opposite to the force the cannonball exerts on
the cannon.
You might expect the cannon to kick more than it does.
The cannonball moves so fast compared with the
cannon.
According to Newtons second law, we must also
consider the masses.

Consider the firing of a cannon
The cannonball undergoes more acceleration than
the cannon because its mass is much smaller.

F represents both the action and reaction forces; m (large),
the mass of the cannon; and m (small), the mass of the
cannonball.
Do you see why the change in the velocity of the cannonball is
greater compared with the change in velocity of the cannon?

We can extend the basic idea of a cannon recoiling from the
cannonball it launches to understand rocket propulsion.
Yes, this is rocket science!!!

The balloon recoils from the escaping
air and climbs upward.

If a balloon is released and allowed to move, it accelerates
as the air comes out.
A rocket accelerates in much the same wayit continually
recoils from the exhaust gases ejected from its engine.
Each molecule of exhaust gas acts like a tiny molecular
cannonball shot downward from the rocket.

A common misconception is that a rocket is propelled by the
impact of exhaust gases against the atmosphere.
Both the rocket and recoiling cannon accelerate because of
the reaction forces created by the cannonballs they fire
air or no air.
In fact, rockets work better above the atmosphere where
there is no air resistance.

The rocket recoils from the
molecular cannonballs it
fires and climbs upward.

Lift
Using Newtons third law, we can understand how a helicopter
gets its lifting force.
The whirling blades force air particles downward
(action).
The air forces the blades upward (reaction).
This upward reaction force is called lift.
When lift equals the weight of the craft, the helicopter
hovers in midair. When lift is greater, the helicopter
accelerates upward.

Birds and airplanes also fly because of action and reaction
forces.
When a bird is soaring, the shape of its wings deflects air
downward. The air in turn pushes the bird upward.
The slightly tilted wings of an airplane also deflect oncoming
air downward and produce lift.
7.5 Defining Systems
Action and reaction forces do not

cancel each other when either of the
forces is external to the system being
considered.

Since action and reaction forces are equal and opposite,
why dont they cancel to zero?
To answer this question, we must consider the system
involved.

A force acts on the orange, and the orange accelerates to
the right.
The dashed line surrounding the orange encloses and
defines the system.

The vector that pokes outside the dashed line represents an
external force on the system.
The system (that is, the orange) accelerates in accord with
Newtons second law.

The force on the orange, provided by the apple, is not
cancelled by the reaction force on the apple. The orange
still accelerates.

The force is provided by an apple, which doesnt change
our analysis. The apple is outside the system.
The fact that the orange simultaneously exerts a force on
the apple, which is external to the system, may affect the
apple (another system), but not the orange.
You cant cancel a force on the orange with a force on the
apple. So in this case the action and reaction forces dont
cancel.

a. Action and
reaction forces
cancel.

a. Action and
reaction forces
cancel.
b. When the floor
pushes on the
apple (reaction to
the apples push
on the floor), the
orange-apple
system
accelerates.

When the force pair is internal to the orange-apple system,
the forces do cancel each other. They play no role in
accelerating the system.
A force external to the system is needed for acceleration.
When the apple pushes against the floor, the floor
simultaneously pushes on the applean external
force on the system.
The system accelerates to the right.

Inside a baseball, trillions of interatomic forces hold the ball
together but play no role in accelerating the ball. They are
part of action-reaction pairs within the ball, but they combine
to zero.
If the action-reaction forces are internal to the system, then
they cancel and the system does not accelerate.
A force external to the ball, such as a swinging bat provides,
is needed to accelerate the ball.

A football is kicked.
a. A acts on B and
B accelerates.

A football is kicked.
a. A acts on B and
B accelerates.
b. Both A and C
act on B. They
can cancel
each other so B
does not
accelerate.

When there is one interaction between the foot and the
football, the ball accelerates.
If two kicks on the ball are simultaneous, equal, and
opposite, then the net force on the ball is zero.
The opposing forces act on the same object, not on different
objects, so they do not make up an action-reaction pair.

think!
Suppose a friend who hears about Newtons third law says
that you cant move a football by kicking it because the
reaction force by the kicked ball would be equal and
opposite to your kicking force. The net force would be zero,
so no matter how hard you kick, the ball wont move! What
do you say to your friend?

think!
Suppose a friend who hears about Newtons third law says
that you cant move a football by kicking it because the
reaction force by the kicked ball would be equal and
opposite to your kicking force. The net force would be zero,
so no matter how hard you kick, the ball wont move! What
do you say to your friend?
Answer: If you kick a football, it will accelerate. No other
force has been applied to the ball. Tell your friend that you
cant cancel a force on the ball with a force on your foot.
Why dont action-reaction forces

cancel each other?
7.6 The Horse-Cart Problem
If the horse in the horse-cart system

pushes the ground with a greater force
than it pulls on the cart, there is a net
force on the horse, and the horse-cart
system accelerates.

All the pairs of forces that act on the horse and cart are
shown. The acceleration of the horse-cart system is due to
the net force F f.

Will the horses pull on the cart be canceled by the opposite
and equal pull by the cart on the horse, thus making
acceleration impossible?
From the farmers point of view, the only concern is with the
force that is exerted on the cart system.
The net force on the cart, divided by the mass of the
cart, is the acceleration.
The farmer doesnt care about the reaction on the
horse.

Now look at the horse system.
The opposite reaction force by the cart on the horse
restrains the horse.
Without this force, the horse could freely gallop to the
market.
The horse moves forward by interacting with the
ground.
When the horse pushes backward on the ground, the
ground simultaneously pushes forward on the horse.

Look at the horse-cart system as a whole.
The pull of the horse on the cart and the reaction of
the cart on the horse are internal forces within the
system.
They contribute nothing to the acceleration of the
horse-cart system. They cancel and can be neglected.
To move across the ground, there must be an interaction

between the horse-cart system and the ground.
It is the outside reaction by the ground that pushes the
system.

think!
What is the net force that acts on the cart? On the horse?
On the ground?

think!
What is the net force that acts on the cart? On the horse?
On the ground?
Answer: The net force on the cart is Pf; on the horse, FP;
on the ground Ff.
How does a horse-cart system accelerate?
7.7 Action Equals Reaction
For every interaction between things,

there is always a pair of oppositely
directed forces that are equal in
strength.

If you hit the wall, it will hit you equally hard.

If a sheet of paper is held in midair, the heavyweight
champion of the world could not strike the paper with a
force of 200 N (45 pounds).
The paper is not capable of exerting a reaction force of
200 N, and you cannot have an action force without a
reaction force.
If the paper is against the wall, then the wall will easily
assist the paper in providing 200 N of reaction force, and
more if needed!

If you push hard on the world, for example, the world
pushes hard on you.
If you touch the world gently, the world will touch you
gently in return.

You cannot touch without being touchedNewtons third law.
What must occur in every interaction

between things?
Assessment Questions
1.
A force interaction requires at least a(n)

a. single force.
b. pair of forces.
c. action force.
d. reaction force.
1.
A force interaction requires at least a(n)

a. single force.
b. pair of forces.
c. action force.
d. reaction force.
Answer: B
2.
Whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, the second

object exerts a force on the first that is
a. opposite in direction and equal in magnitude at the same time.
b. in the same direction and equal in magnitude a moment later.
c. opposite in direction and greater in magnitude at the same time.
d. in the same direction and weaker in magnitude a moment later.
2.
Whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, the second

object exerts a force on the first that is
a. opposite in direction and equal in magnitude at the same time.
b. in the same direction and equal in magnitude a moment later.
c. opposite in direction and greater in magnitude at the same time.
d. in the same direction and weaker in magnitude a moment later.
Answer: A
3.
The force that directly propels a motor scooter along a highway is that
provided by the
a. engine.
b. fuel.
c. tires.
d. road.
3.
The force that directly propels a motor scooter along a highway is that
provided by the
a. engine.
b. fuel.
c. tires.
d. road.
Answer: D
4.
When you jump vertically upward, strictly speaking, you cause Earth
to
a. move downward.
b. also move upward with you.
c. remain stationary.
d. move sideways a bit.
4.
When you jump vertically upward, strictly speaking, you cause Earth
to
a. move downward.
b. also move upward with you.
c. remain stationary.
d. move sideways a bit.
Answer: A
5.
A system undergoes acceleration only when acted on by a(n)

a. net force.
b. pair of forces.
c. action and reaction forces.
d. internal interactions.
5.
A system undergoes acceleration only when acted on by a(n)

a. net force.
b. pair of forces.
c. action and reaction forces.
d. internal interactions.
Answer: A
6.
If a net force acts on a horse while it is pulling a wagon, the

horse
a. accelerates.
b. is restrained.
c. is pulled backward by an equal and opposite net force.
d. cannot move.
6.
If a net force acts on a horse while it is pulling a wagon, the

horse
a. accelerates.
b. is restrained.
c. is pulled backward by an equal and opposite net force.
d. cannot move.
Answer: A
7.
At a pizza shop, the cook throws the pizza dough in the air. The
amount of force the cook exerts on the dough depends on the
a. mass of the dough.
b. strength of the cook.
c. weight of the dough.
d. height of the cook.
7.
At a pizza shop, the cook throws the pizza dough in the air. The
amount of force the cook exerts on the dough depends on the
a. mass of the dough.
b. strength of the cook.
c. weight of the dough.
d. height of the cook.
Answer: A

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