[DOC] [TLE] Recoil - Wikipedia [PAR] Recoil is the backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged. In technical 
terms, the recoil ... There are two conservation laws at work when a gun is fired: 
conservation of momentum and conservation of energy. ... An example of near 
zero-recoil would be a gun securely clamped to a massive or well-anchored table
,... [DOC] [TLE] The Physics of Everyday Stuff - Gun Recoil - Bsharp.org [PAR] Gun recoil is a result of momentum conservation, which is an extremely ... 
Newton was talking about momentum conservation when he wrote "every action 
has... [DOC] [TLE] Conceptual Example: Firing a Gun [PAR] Nov 7, 2003 ... Conservation of Momentum. Firing a ... air resistance.) The gun and the bullet are 
both at rest, so the momenta (mv) of the gun and the bullet are both zero. So, the 
total momentum of the system before the bullet is fired is zero. [DOC] [TLE] Ch 6, Momentum - eiu.edu [PAR] This is another example of action-reaction pairs of forces described by ... 
Momentum conservation and Newton's third law (action and reaction) are ... (**
extra**) Would you care to fire a gun that has a bullet ten times as massive as the 
gun? [DOC] [TLE] Momentum Conservation Principle - The Physics Classroom [PAR] The Law of Action-Reaction (Revisited); Momentum Conservation Principle; 
Isolated ... momentum conservation involves a money transaction between two 
people. .... large, the recoil velocity of the Earth is extremely small and therefore 
not felt. 5. ... to fire a rifle that holds a bullet that is ten times more massive than 
the rifle? [DOC] [TLE] Momentum and Collision Review Questions - The Physics Classroom [PAR] Momentum Conservation Principle ... So both the bullet and the gun encounter 
the same momentum change. The momentum .... Perhaps you've heard that "for 
every action, there is an equal and opposite ...". Choice B is ... Choice D is invalid
; ask anyone who's fired a rifle if the rifle is set into motion by the firing of the 
bullet. [DOC] [TLE] Is the impact of being hit by a bullet the same as the recoil felt ... [PAR] When the gun is fired, the two systems move away from one another with new ... 
But the law of conservation of momentum states that the magnitudes of their ... 
Some people will jump back when shot, as if the bullet was actually pushing them
, ... Remember "every action has an equal and opposite reaction". [DOC] [TLE] Older Questions & Answers (#4) - Ask the Physicist! [PAR] When you fire a gun in space (say a rifle of some sort), what will happen? ... The 
principle which governs this situation is conservation of momentum. ... For 
example, a 40 gram bullet with a speed of 500 mph when fired from a 2 kg (2000 
..... #1 action force-the air in the balloon exerts a force on the air in the room as it 
is... [DOC] [TLE] 9. force and laws of motion - ekShiksha [PAR] What is it? In fact, no one has seen, tasted or felt a force. However ..... A small 
mass, such as a bullet may kill a person when fired from a gun. These 
observations... [DOC] [TLE] 1 motion 1 speed - Tamalpais Union High School District [PAR] The Law of Action/Reaction. 219. Newton's Laws ... Conservation of Momentum 
in Two Dimensions. 312 ..... fictitious force felt by the person being accelerated. 
...... + 2aydy. Example. A person decides to fire a rifle horizontally at a bull's-eye. [DOC] [TLE] Is it true that a shooter absorbs an equal amount of force into his ... [PAR] Feb 6, 2016 ... Momentum is conserved, so both the shooter and the object hit by ... in space and 
fired a bullet into someone with the same mass as you, .... The post was in reply 
to somebody who was unclear on conservation of momentum and why ... also 
have some effect on the felt recoil,

Question: An example of the conservation of momentum in action is this felt by a person who fires a gun
Answer: Recoil