If a soccer ball’s mass is 5 kg and a player who weighs 50 kg kicks the soccer ball forward with a force of 5 N , how much force does the ball exert on the player’s foot and in what direction?(1 point)

According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that when the player kicks the soccer ball with a force of 5 N forward, the soccer ball exerts an equal force of 5 N in the opposite direction (backward) on the player's foot.

Therefore, the correct response is:

5 N backward