Question

Identify action and reaction forces in the following cases : [3]
(i) When you walk on the road.
(ii) When someone fires a gun.
(iii) When you jump to land from a boat.

Answer 1

The action and reaction forces for the cases are given below.

Explanation:

1. When you walk on road. Action is given by you on the ground so and ground or road give you the opposite reaction so that you can walk.
2. When someone fires a gun. The explosion of gunpowder gives the action to the bullet and in return bullet gives the reaction to the person and the gun which is called recoil.
3. When you jump from a boat to land. the action is the potential energy which is given to land and in return reaction is given from land to you through that you can stand on the land with stability.