Question

The photo shows evidence of meteorites colliding
with the moon. According to Newton's laws, which
statement accurately describes these collisions?
A. During each collision, the moon exerted a greater
force on each meteorite than each meteorite
exerted on the moon.
B. The moon and meteorites exerted equal but
opposite forces on each other.
C. The collisions were so small that no forces acted
on either the moon or the meteorites during the
collisions.
D. Because the moon has no atmosphere, Newton's
laws cannot be applied to the collisions between
the moon and meteorites.​

Answer 1

B. The moon and meteorites exerted equal but  opposite forces on each other. (Newton's third law of motion)

Explanation:

We can answer the question by using Newton's third law of motion, which states that:

"When an object A exerts a force (action) on an object B, object B exerts an equal and opposite force (reaction) on object A"

In this problem, we can identify the moon as object A and the meteorites as object B. Therefore, we can say that:

- The action is the force exerted by the moon on the meteorites

- The reaction is the force exerted by the meteorites on the moon

And according to Newton's third law, these two forces are equal (in magnitude) and opposite (in direction).

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