🔬 Part 1: Understanding Action and Reaction

1. Newton's Third Law states that for every action, there is an __________ and __________ reaction.

2. When you push against a wall while sitting on a rolling chair, what happens?

You move toward the wall

You move away from the wall

Nothing happens

The wall moves away

3. In our balloon rocket experiment, what was the ACTION force?

The balloon moving forward

Air pushing out of the balloon

The string holding the balloon

Gravity pulling the balloon down

4. When two carts push against each other, they both move in __________ directions with __________ force.

🌍 Part 2: Real-World Examples

5. Check ALL examples that show Newton's Third Law:

Walking (feet push ground, ground pushes back)

Swimming (push water back, move forward)

Dropping a ball

Jumping off a diving board

A rocket launching into space

6. Explain what happens when you jump off a dock. What is the action force and what is the reaction force?

7. A bird flies by pushing air __________ with its wings. The air pushes the bird __________ in return.

8. Describe Newton's Third Law in your own words:

9. Draw and label an example of action and reaction forces from your daily life. Show the forces with arrows.

10. If you push a heavy box with 50 pounds of force, how much force does the box push back on you?

25 pounds

50 pounds

100 pounds

0 pounds