Question

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 7.5 N , how much force does the ball exert on the player’s foot and in what direction?(1 point)
Responses

7.5 N backward
7.5 N backward

100 kg forward
100 kg forward

10 kg/N backward
10 kg/N backward

7.5 N forward
7.5 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 a player kicks the soccer ball forward with a force of 7.5 N, the soccer ball exerts an equal force of 7.5 N in the opposite direction (backward) on the player's foot.

Therefore, the correct response is:

**7.5 N backward**