A player catches a ball.Consider the action force to be the ball against the player's glove.The reaction is the
A)player's grip on the glove.
B)force of the glove on the ball.
C)friction of the ground against the player's shoes.
D)muscular effort in the player's arms.
E)none of the above

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, the action force is the force of the ball against the player's glove, and the reaction force is the force of the glove on the ball, which is what allows the player to catch and hold onto the ball. None of the other choices listed are related to this specific action and reaction pair.

A Player Catches a Ball