According to Newton’s third law of motion, which statement is always correct?(1 point)

Responses

If a moving object hits another object, then the second object will start moving.
If a moving object hits another object, then the second object will start moving.

If two moving objects collide, then both will stop moving.
If two moving objects collide, then both will stop moving.

If a moving object hits another object, then the second object will push back.
If a moving object hits another object, then the second object will push back.

1 answer

According to Newton’s third law of motion, the correct statement is:

If a moving object hits another object, then the second object will push back.

This law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, meaning that when one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts a force of equal magnitude in the opposite direction on the first object. The other statements provided are not universally true in all situations.