If a soccer ball’s mass is 5 kg and a player who weighs 50 kg kicks the soccer ball forward with a force of 5 N , how much force does the ball exert on the player’s foot and in what direction?(1 point)

Question

Responses

10 kg/N backward
10 kg/N backward

5 N backward
5 N backward

100 kg forward
100 kg forward

5 N forward

Answer 1

According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When the player kicks the soccer ball with a force of 5 N forward, the soccer ball exerts an equal force of 5 N backward on the player's foot.

So the correct answer is:

5 N backward