Question

Coach Scott hits a baseball with his bat to help his players with fielding

practice. The bat exerts a force on the ball, and the ball exerts an equal
and opposite force back on the bat.

A. Newton’s first law
B. Newton’s second law
C. Newton’s third law

Answer 1

The ball exerts an equal and opposite force on the bat. This is the reaction force. Such an interaction pair is another example of Newton's Third Law. The baseball forces the bat in one direction and the bat forces the ball in the opposite direction.