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According to Newton's 3rd law, every force has an equal and opposite reaction force.

Therefore, the reaction force on an object, is the exact same force it applied on another object, with the reverse direction.

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What is the force that pushes back on you when you push on something?

The force that pushes back on you when you push on something is called the reaction force. According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So, when you exert a force on an object, the object exerts an equal force in the opposite direction back on you.


What is something done when a force moves an object over a distance?

Work is something that is done when a force moves an object over a distance.


How is it possible to apply force to something but do no work?

Work is calculated as force multiplied by the distance the force is applied over. If the force is applied but the object does not move, no work is done because there is no displacement. So, it is possible to apply force without doing work if there is no movement of the object.


What 2 things must occur for work to be done?

Work is done when a force is applied to an object, causing it to move in the direction of the force. Both force and displacement in the direction of the force are necessary for work to be done.


What is a reaction force and formula?

The idea of a reaction force comes from Newton's third law; "If object A exerts a force on object B ,then object B will exert an equal but opposite force back on A". In many problems some of the forces are considered as the "initiating" force or the applied force. When you consider a force as being applied, like a bulldoser pushing a rock, then the force which must act back , the rock pushing back on the doser, is called the reaction force. Sometimes you don't really have an initiating force but it still convienient to think of one force as the force of interest and the back force as the reaction force. There is no single formula for reaction force since it can apply to any force. For example, the earth attracts you with a force mg (your weight), then you can think of the reaction force as you attract the earth with a force -mg; equal but opposite.

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A force moving something over a distance?

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What is something done when a force moves an object over a distance?

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Does an action -reaction force pairs acts on the same body?

Reaction pairs work on the same things and in opposite directions.


When you catch a ball it creates a force on your hand the reaction force is?

-- When you catch a ball, you have to change its speed from something to nothing. -- That requires acceleration, and acceleration requires force. -- The force that changes the speed of the ball from something to nothing comes from the muscles in your catching arm.


What is state of law of action and reaction?

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How do you work out pressure of something?

prussure=force/area


What is something done when a force moves an object a distance?

Work is something that is done when a force moves an object over a distance.


When a force moves something parallel to the direction of that force it is called what. Is it conduction or work?

When a force moves something parallel to the direction of that force, it is called work. Work is defined as the product of the force applied and the distance moved in the direction of that force. Conduction, on the other hand, refers to the transfer of heat through a material without the movement of the material itself.


What is the force you exert when using a machine?

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