Asked by jayc

A ball bounces on the ground. How do the ball and the ground act on each other?(1 point)
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The ball and the ground exert forces on each other with equal magnitude and in the same direction.
The ball and the ground exert forces on each other with equal magnitude and in the same direction.

The ball exerts a stronger force than the ground and in the opposite direction.
The ball exerts a stronger force than the ground and in the opposite direction.

The ball and the ground exert forces on each other with equal magnitude but in opposite directions.
The ball and the ground exert forces on each other with equal magnitude but in opposite directions.

The ball exerts a stronger force than the ground but in the same direction.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The ball and the ground exert forces on each other with equal magnitude but in opposite directions.

(They are an action–reaction pair: the ball pushes down on the ground; the ground pushes up on the ball with the same strength.)