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Momentum

Question 5 • POP Physics 26/27

A bowling ball collides with a pin and pushes the pin toward the right. Which describes the reaction force?

Answer
A
The pin pushes the bowling ball toward the right.
B
The pin pushes the bowling ball toward the left.
C
The bowling ball pulls the pin toward the right.
D
The bowling ball pulls the pin toward the left.

Explanation

By Newton’s third law, the pin exerts a force on the bowling ball that is equal in strength and opposite in direction to the ball’s force on the pin. Since the ball pushes the pin toward the right, the pin pushes the bowling ball toward the left.

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