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University of Tennessee: Newton's 3rd Law Tutorial
written by Marianne Breinig
This site from the University of Tennessee provides an explanation of Newton's third law with text and drawings. Diagrams illustrate the force on an object and the reaction force that the object exerts. The page includes several problems on reaction forces and equilibrium.

This page is part of a web-based introductory physics course at the University of Tennessee.
http://labman.phys.utk.edu/phys135/modules/m4/3rdLaw.htm
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Motion, Forces, and Energy
- Newton's Third Law
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Keyword: force pairs
Record Creator: Metadata instance created April 23, 2012 by Ed Lee
Record Updated: Oct 14, 2015 by Caroline Hall
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when Cataloged:		 June 1, 2010
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Next Generation Science Standards

Disciplinary Core Ideas (K-12)

Forces and Motion (PS2.A)
  • For any pair of interacting objects, the force exerted by the first object on the second object is equal in strength to the force that the second object exerts on the first, but in the opposite direction (Newton's third law). (6-8)

AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)

4. The Physical Setting

4F. Motion
  • 9-12: 4F/H4. Whenever one thing exerts a force on another, an equal amount of force is exerted back on it.
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M. Breinig, (2003), WWW Document, (http://labman.phys.utk.edu/phys135/modules/m4/3rdLaw.htm).
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M. Breinig, University of Tennessee: Newton's 3rd Law Tutorial (2003), <http://labman.phys.utk.edu/phys135/modules/m4/3rdLaw.htm>.
APA Format
Breinig, M. (2010, June 1). University of Tennessee: Newton's 3rd Law Tutorial. Retrieved September 7, 2024, from http://labman.phys.utk.edu/phys135/modules/m4/3rdLaw.htm
Chicago Format
Breinig, Marianne. University of Tennessee: Newton's 3rd Law Tutorial. June 1, 2010. http://labman.phys.utk.edu/phys135/modules/m4/3rdLaw.htm (accessed 7 September 2024).
MLA Format
Breinig, Marianne. University of Tennessee: Newton's 3rd Law Tutorial. 2003. 1 June 2010. 7 Sep. 2024 <http://labman.phys.utk.edu/phys135/modules/m4/3rdLaw.htm>.
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