STEMonstration: Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
STEMonstration of Newton's 3rd law of motion by ISS crew member Mark Vande Hei.
Media Credit: NASA
In this NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration STEMonstration, International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) crew member Mark Vande Hei demonstrates Newton’s third law of motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. For example, when you bounce a basketball on the ground, the force of the basketball pushing down to the ground is equal and opposite to the force of the basketball pushing back up when it bounces. In this demonstration, Mark Vande Hei shows equal and opposite force pairs in the microgravityThe condition of perceived weightlessness created when an object is in free fall, for example when an object is in orbital motion. Microgravity alters many observable phenomena within the physical and life sciences, allowing scientists to study things in ways not possible on Earth. The International Space Station provides access to a persistent microgravity environment. environment of the ISS.
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