Asked by Zephyr Benedict
According to Newton’s third law of motion, which statement is always correct?
A. If a moving object hits another object, then the second object will start moving.
B. If two moving objects collide, then both will stop moving.
C. If a moving object hits another object, then the second object will push back.
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Newton's third law says that whenever one object exerts a force on a second, the second exerts an equal and opposite force on the first — i.e., it "pushes back."
A is false because the second object might be fixed, much heavier, or otherwise constrained and not start moving. B is false because collisions don’t always bring both objects to rest — they generally exert forces on each other but can keep moving afterward.
Newton's third law says that whenever one object exerts a force on a second, the second exerts an equal and opposite force on the first — i.e., it "pushes back."
A is false because the second object might be fixed, much heavier, or otherwise constrained and not start moving. B is false because collisions don’t always bring both objects to rest — they generally exert forces on each other but can keep moving afterward.
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