Name: ________________________________ Section: ___________________ Name: ________________________________ Section: ___________________

Direction: Identify which is the action force and which is the reaction Direction: Identify which is the action force and which is the reaction
force on each statement. The first one is already done for you to serve force on each statement. The first one is already done for you to serve
as your example. as your example.

Scenario Action – Reaction Scenario Action – Reaction

1. A boy sitting on a chair. Action Force: The boy’s body exerts a 1. A boy sitting on a chair. Action Force: The boy’s body exerts a
His body exerts a downward force. His body exerts a downward force.
downward force while downward force while
the chair exerts an Reaction Force: The chair exerts an the chair exerts an Reaction Force: The chair exerts an
upward force for it not upward force upward force for it not upward force
to collapse. to collapse.
2. A man rowing a boat. As Action Force: 2. A man rowing a boat. As Action Force:
he paddles, the boat he paddles, the boat
pushes the water pushes the water
backward and the water Reaction Force: backward and the water Reaction Force:
pushes the boat pushes the boat
forward. forward.
Action Force: Action Force:
3. A walking girl in a room. 3. A walking girl in a room.
Her foot pushes the Her foot pushes the
floor down and back floor down and back
while the floor pushes Reaction Force: while the floor pushes Reaction Force:
her up and forward. her up and forward.

Action Force: Action Force:

4. A deflating balloon. The 4. A deflating balloon. The
air inside the balloon air inside the balloon
rushes downward to rushes downward to
escape as the balloon is Reaction Force: escape as the balloon is Reaction Force:
forced to move upward. forced to move upward.

5. A basketball player Action Force: 5. A basketball player Action Force:

shooting a ball. The shooting a ball. The
basketball player basketball player
pushes on the ball Reaction Force: pushes on the ball Reaction Force:
away, the ball pushes away, the ball pushes
back the basketball back the basketball
player. player.