Question

A child has built a snowman on a frozen lake. At a particular moment the child, after running toward the snowman, tackles the snowman. Which pairs of the following forces are related according to Newton's third law of motion?

i. The force of the child on the snowman

ii. The gravitational force of the child on the earth

iii. The gravitational force of the earth on the showman

iv. The gravitational force of the earth on the child v. The force of the snowman on the child

vi. The gravitational force of the snowman on the earth (c) Since the snowman does not move up or down

Answer 1

According to Newton's third law of motion, the pairs of forces related to each other are the force of the child on the snowman and the force of the snowman on the child.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action force, there is an equal and opposite reaction force. Applying this principle to the given scenario:

• The force of the child on the snowman and the force of the snowman on the child are related pairs of forces according to Newton's third law.
• The gravitational force of the child on the earth and the gravitational force of the earth on the snowman are unrelated pairs of forces.
• The gravitational force of the earth on the child and the gravitational force of the snowman on the earth are unrelated pairs of forces.