NEWTON'S THIRD LAW AND CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM
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Every action force is accompanied by an equal and opposite reaction force is one way to state Newton's Third Law
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The phrase "momentum is conserved" means that the total momentum before an interaction is equal to the total momentum after the interaction.
TRUE
conservation of momentum newtons law of motion
The physical law that states that total momentum before an interaction is equal to the total momentum after the interaction (III) Every action force is accompanied by an equal and opposite reaction force.
A person pushes against the raft as he dives into the water. As he moves forward the raft moves backwards in the water. The action force is his feet against the raft. What is the reaction force?
raft against his feet
