Newton's three laws of motion include the statement that
A) for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
B) the less massive an object, the more force is required to overcome inertia.
C) every falling object falls at different and constantly changing rates.
D) the acceleration produced on a body by a force is inversely proportional to the amount of force applied to the body.
E) there is no gravity in most of the vast space between stars.

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Newton's third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that when one object exerts a force on another object, the second object will also exert an equal and opposite force back on the first object.

Newton's Three Laws of Motion Include the Statement That