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diagram showing two ice skaters pushing off each other. write your own real - life example of an action and reaction force pair like the ice skater example above. make sure to identify which is the action and which is the reaction. your answer this is a required question
When a person jumps off the ground, the action force is the person pushing down on the ground (using their legs to exert a force on the ground). According to Newton's third law, the reaction force is the ground pushing up on the person. This upward - pushing reaction force from the ground is what enables the person to move upwards into the air.
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When a person jumps, the action force is the person pushing down on the ground, and the reaction force is the ground pushing up on the person.