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

TRUE

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


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