Question

If a soccer ball’s mass is 5 kg and a player who weighs 50 kg kicks the soccer ball forwardwith a force of 5 N , how much force does the ball exert on the player’s foot and in whatdirection?
(1 point)
10 kg/N backward
5 N backward
100 kg forward
5 N forward

Answer 1

According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that if the player kicks the soccer ball with a force of 5 N forward, the soccer ball will exert the same magnitude of force (5 N) in the opposite direction, which is backward.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

**5 N backward**.