action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
To better my understanding of these "action/reaction pairs", I turned to the ever-helpful www.physicsclassroom.com and found this diagram.
The website asked for us to identify at least 6 Action/Reaction pairs.
1. Tractor pushes ground to the right, ground pushes tractor to the left
2.Elephant pushes ground to the the right, ground pushes elephant to the left
3. Tractor pulls elephant to the left, elephant pulls tractor to the right
4. Man pulls tractor to the right, tractor pulls man to the right
5. Man pulls elephant to the left, elephant pulls man to the right.
6. Man pulls left rope to the right, left rope pulls man to the left
7. Man pulls right rope to the left, right rope pulls man to the right
This example, along with many other exercises on the site, provide practice with stating Action/Reaction pairs. Practice makes perfect, making this resource ideal for this section.
For full access to the website, check either one of these helpful pages:
Newton's Third Law
Identifying Action and Reaction Force Pairs
First of all, the pictures of the two little pears is really cute. Second, the identification of the action reaction pairs was really interesting and helpful. I hadn't though to do something like that before. Again, I would just add a audio explanation or video to show Newtons 3rd Law in action. Great job!!
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