Question

A sledgehammer is swung at a wall. Once the sledgehammer hits the wall it does not breakthrough. How do the hammer and the wall act on each other?(1 point)
Responses

The hammer and the wall exert forces on each other that are equal in magnitude but in opposite directions.
The hammer and the wall exert forces on each other that are equal in magnitude but in opposite directions.

The hammer and the wall exert forces on each other that are equal in magnitude and in the same direction.
The hammer and the wall exert forces on each other that are equal in magnitude and in the same direction.

The hammer exerts a stronger force than the wall but in the opposite direction.
The hammer exerts a stronger force than the wall but in the opposite direction.

The hammer exerts a stronger force than the wall but in the same direction.

Answer 1

The hammer and the wall exert forces on each other that are equal in magnitude but in opposite directions.

(Newton's third law: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction — the hammer pushes the wall and the wall pushes the hammer with the same magnitude of force in the opposite direction.)