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QUARTER 1: WEEK 2
Newton’s Law of Motion: Law of Interaction
Background Information
Have you ever wondered why it hurts, when you accidentally hit an object harder than you ought
to do. Ever ask yourself, why does it hurt when it is me who hits it? Or why the water seems to push you
upward after diving on it? This is the principle of Sir Isaac Newton’s law of motion, to understand the
motion and interaction of objects in the universe
Sir Isaac Newton third law of motion is called Law of Interaction. This law states that for every

For every action there is always an

equal and opposite reaction.

action there is always an equal and opposite reaction. The statement means that in every interaction,
there is a pair of forces. These two forces are known as action and reaction forces. According to Newton,
when two objects interact, both exert force on each other. The amount of the forces on the first object
equals the amount of the force on the second object and the direction of the force on the first object is
opposite to the direction of the force on the second object. First an action force occurs, then comes the
reaction force. For example, when you sit on the bed, you are exerting force on the bed through your
weight; this is the action force. While you are sitting on the bed, it is exerting force on you by applying
normal force to your body so you will not sink on the bed; this is the reaction force. In this situation, the
two interacting forces are the weight of the body and the normal force applied by the bed. How is it an
equal and opposite pair of forces? When you sit on the bed, your body is applying force on it downward
and the bed is applying normal force on your body, pushing it upward. The direction of action and reaction
forces is opposite to each other. If in the process your body applied 35N of force on the bed while sitting
on it, the bed is also applying 35N of force on your body to prevent you from sinking on it. This is the
reason why the action-reaction forces are equal.
Identifying and describing action-reaction force pairs is a simple matter of identifying the two
interacting objects and making two statements describing who is pushing on whom and in what direction.
For example, consider the interaction between a baseball bat and a baseball.

The baseball forces the bat to the left; the bat forces the ball to the right. Together, these two
forces exerted upon two different objects form the action-reaction force pair.
Because the forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, do you think they will cancel each
other? You might think they would cancel out, as balanced forces do. This is wrong. Balanced forces are
equal and opposite, cancels out because they act on the same object. In contrast, action and reaction
forces act on different objects so they don’t always cancel out. Most often they result in motion.
For example, in playing baseball, an action- reaction pair occur between ball and bat rarely cancel out.
More than not, it is causing the ball to accelerate. The difference between the forces related to Law of
Interaction and forces in a balanced state are as follows:

Action- Reaction Forces Balanced Forces

● Two forces are equal in size.
● Two forces are opposite to each other in
terms of direction.
● Two forces have the same line of action.
● Action acts on one object, while reaction
acts on another object.
● Two forces are equal in size.
● Two forces are opposite to each other in terms of
direction.
● Two forces act along the same line
● Two forces act upon the same object

Learning Competency:
Infer that when a body exerts a force on another, an equal amount of force is exerted back on
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Activity 1: Tell me the Truth
Directions: On the space provided, write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is wrong.

_ 1. Forces always act in pairs.

_ 2. The proponent of Law of Interaction is Louis Pasteur.
_ 3. The magnitude of force in an action-reaction pair is not always the same.
_ 4. Action- reaction pair always cancels out.
_ 5. Action-reaction pairs always result in motion.
__ _ 6. The direction of force in an action-reaction pair is always opposite.
_ 7. If a basket of apples applies 30N of force on the body of a man carrying it.
The man also applies the same amount of force on the basket.
_______ 8. If Sheila is using 10N of force in lifting her bag. It means that the bag is exerting 25N of force
on her body.
_______ 9. When two objects in contact are not moving, it means that there is no force between them.
_______ 10. When a car accidentally runs over a rock, and it breaks. This means that the car exerts more
force on it than the force exerted by the rock to the car.

Activity 2: Learn my Move.

Directions: Complete the action-reaction pair by giving the missing reaction force in each situation.

1. A lady standing on a weighing scale.

Action force: The lady exerts her weight on the scale.
Reaction force: ________________________________________________
2. Leaf falling on the ground.
Action force: Leaf exerts force on the ground
Reaction force: ________________________________________________
3. A motor bike smashing on a concrete barrier.
Action force: Applied force from the motor bike on the concrete barrier.
Reaction force: _________________________________________________
4. Placing a vase on the table.
Action force: Vase weight pushing downward on the table.
Reaction force: _________________________________________________
5. Blowing your hair upward.
Action force: Applied force from your breath causing your hair to move upward.
Reaction force: _________________________________________________
6. Meteor entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
Action force: Meteor pushing the gases in the atmosphere.
Reaction force: _________________________________________________
7. Falling coin from a building.
Action force: Earth’s gravitational force pulling the coin downward.
Reaction force: _________________________________________________
8. You tap the table lightly using your hand.
Action force: Applied force from your hand
Reaction force: _________________________________________________
9. A football player kicking the ball.
Action force: Applied force by the foot of the player.
Reaction force: _________________________________________________
10. A carabao pulling a cart going forward.
Action force: applied force by the carabao on the cart
Reaction force: _________________________________________________

Prepared by:

MERRYLIE M. BADUEL PRECY T. MANARANG

Writer Writer

LOVELYN D. DE GUZMAN LOVELY C. CLAVERIA

Writer Writer

PAULA LUZ P. DELA CRUZ

Writer

Re-evaluated by :

SHERILYNE L. REYES JENNIFER M. PRAZA

TWG, G8 TWG, G8

LARRY MAR B. BAUTISTA GEMIMA A. ESTRABILLO

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