Additional Info

• ID Code: C5-02
• Purpose: Show that the action-reaction pairs have equal magnitude
• Description: Initially, set this up with the horizontal spring scale facing away from your students. The mass on the hanger pulls down on the vertical spring scale with a force W equal to its weight. Challenge your students to predict what the other scale will read. After discussion, turn it to reveal: The spring scale reads the weight of the mass even thought it is horizontal between the pulleys
• Availability: Available
• Loc codes: FS2