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A-LevelPhysicsDynamicsMay/June 2015Paper 1 Q131 Mark

Newton's third law of motion is often summarised as 'Every action (force) has an equal and opposite reaction.' A book rests on a table. If the weight of the book is the 'action' force, what is the 'reaction' force?

Athe pull of the book on the Earth
Bthe pull of the Earth on the book
Cthe push of the book on the table
Dthe push of the table on the book

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) May/June 2015 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Dynamics and is worth 1 mark.

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