Asked by Zephyr Benedict
A ball bounces on the ground. How do the ball and the ground act on each other?
A. The ball and the ground exert forces on each other with equal magnitude and in the same direction.
B. The ball exerts a stronger force than the ground but in the same direction.
C. The ball and the ground exert forces on each other with equal magnitude but in opposite directions.
D. The ball exerts a stronger force than the ground and in the opposite direction.
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C. By Newton's third law the ball and ground exert forces on each other that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. The ground's force on the ball (the normal/contact force) changes the ball's motion; the ball's force on the ground is equal but produces negligible motion of the much more massive ground.
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