In a basketball game, a player shoots a jump shot. Which force actually causes the player to jump? the player pushing down on the floor the push of the ball on the floor the floor pushing up on the player the push of the floor on the ball\

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Answer:In a basketball game, a player shoots a jump shot.

Which force actually causes the player to jump?

   the floor pushing up on the player YES

   the player pushing down on the floor NO

   the push of the ball on the floor NO

   the push of the floor on the ball NO

Explanation:

the floor pushing up on the player

this is for k12 8th grade science test

The force that actually causes the player to jump is

  • Newton's 3rd law

To jump, the player pushes the floor downwards and in return the floor pushes the player upwards.

Newton's 3rd law of motion states

Newton's third law states that when two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. The third law is also known as the law of action and reaction.

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