General Science Newton's Laws Flash Card Set 618307

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Third Law of Motion

Newton's third law of motion states that For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When an object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force of equal magnitude in the opposite direction on the first object.

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Newton's third law of motion specifies that when an object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force of equal magnitude in the __________ direction on the first object.