A green ball moving east collides with a red ball that is not moving. A force to the __ is exerted on the red ball. The red ball exerts a force to the __on the green ball.

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A green ball moving east collides with a red ball that is not moving. A force to the east is exerted on the red ball. The red ball exerts a force to the west on the green ball.

This scenario illustrates Newton's Third Law of Motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.