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Identify the action and reaction forces in the following situations:(a) Earth attracts the Moon.(b) A boy kicks a football.(c) A rocket accelerates upward.(d) A car accelerates forward.(e) A high jumper leaps.(f) A bullet is shot from a gun.
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This page answers the six situations in OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 5, Conceptual Question 11. No force magnitudes are supplied. The car discussion uses the ordinary driven-wheel, no-slip interpretation; the gun–propellant system is distinguished from the direct gas–bullet interaction.