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Problem 18 - Entrance Test

A person is standing on a skateboard. When they push off a wall, they move backward. Which law explains this phenomenon?

Correct: C

This phenomenon is a direct application of Newton's Third Law of Motion. When the person pushes on the wall (action force), the wall exerts an equal and opposite force back on the person (reaction force), causing them to move backward on the skateboard.