When a sailor jumps in the forward direction, the boat drifts backwards. Which law of Newton represent the example-
A. Second law of motion
B. First and second law of motion
C. Third law of motion
D. First law of motion
Answer: Option C
Newton's Third Law of Motion applies to which of the following situations?
A. When a person jumps from the boat to the river, the boat goes backwards
B. Passengers standing in a bus fall in the back direction, when the stationary bus suddenly moves
C. When a person falls on the cement floor, he gets hurt
D. While catching a fast moving cricket ball, a fielder puts his hands backwards
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The law was given by
A. Isaac Newton
B. Albert Einstein
C. Niels Bohr
D. Duncan Haldane
Newton's second law of motion:
A. Explains the relationship between forces on two mutually effective objects
B. Also known by the law of inertia
C. It is helpful to understand the effects of force
D. Also known by the law of conservation of energy
A. centrifugal force
B. inertia
C. centripetal force
D. gravitational force
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