An astronaut is stranded outside her spaceship. She is wearing a tool belt that contains a device that releases jets of air. Can the astronaut get back to her spaceship? Explain how.(1 point)
Responses
The astronaut can release air from the device in all directions around her in the hopes that she will move towards the spaceship.
The astronaut can release air from the device in all directions around her in the hopes that she will move towards the spaceship.
The astronaut cannot get back to her spaceship.
The astronaut cannot get back to her spaceship.
The astronaut can release air from the device in a direction that points away from the spaceship.
The astronaut can release air from the device in a direction that points away from the spaceship.
The astronaut can release air from the device in a direction that points towards the spaceship.
The correct response is "The astronaut can release air from the device in a direction that points towards the spaceship." By releasing jets of air in the opposite direction of the spaceship, the astronaut will experience a reaction force that propels her towards the spaceship. This is based on Newton's third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Football player #29 is tackled on the field by player #5. Identify the action force and the reaction force in this tackle.(1 point)
Responses
The forces produced by both players are reaction forces.
The forces produced by both players are reaction forces.
Football player #5 exerts an action force against player #29. Player #29’s force is a reaction force against player #5.
Football player #5 exerts an action force against player #29. Player #29’s force is a reaction force against player #5.
The forces produced by both players are action forces.
The forces produced by both players are action forces.
Football player #5’s push against player #29 is a reaction force. Player #29’s push back against player #5 is an action force.
The correct response is "Football player #5 exerts an action force against player #29. Player #29’s force is a reaction force against player #5." In this tackle, player #5 is initiating the action force by exerting a push or tackle against player #29. Player #29's force pushing back against player #5 is the reaction force.
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The correct response is "Football player #5’s push against player #29 is a reaction force. Player #29’s push back against player #5 is an action force." In this tackle, player #5 is initiating the force by pushing against player #29. Therefore, player #5's push is the action force, and player #29's push back is the reaction force in response to player #5.
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The correct response is: "The forces produced by both players are action forces."
In a tackle, both players exert forces on each other. Player #5 exerts a force on player #29, and player #29 exerts a force on player #5. Both of these forces are considered action forces.