Question

Which statement describes an interacting force pair represented by the third law of motion? The force exerted by a cyclist equals the combined forces of friction and air resistance. A car exerts a force on a bug as they collide and the bug exerts an equal force on the car. Gravity exerts a downward force on a refrigerator and the normal force pushes up on the refrigerator. Two people pull on opposite ends of a rope, but the rope does not move because the people pull with equal forces.

Answer 1

Answer:

A car exerts a force on a bug as they collide and the bug exerts an equal force on the car.

Explanation:

Newton's third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Action-reaction force pairs make it possible for fishes to swim, birds to fly, cars to move etc,

Furthermore, take for example, While driving down the road, a firefly strikes the windshield of a car (Action) and makes a quite obvious mess in front of the face of the driver (Reaction) i.e The firefly hit the car and the car hits the firefly.

Hence, the statement which best describes an interacting force pair represented by the third law of motion is, a car exerts a force on a bug as they collide and the bug exerts an equal force on the car.

The ultimately implies that, in every interaction, there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects in this case, the car and bug. The size of the force on the car equals the size of the force on the bug. These two forces are called action and reaction forces and are the subject of Newton's third law of motion.