Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Momentum and Newton's laws of motion

Momentum and Newton's laws of motion — practice question

A cyclist travels at a steady speed along a flat road. By Newton’s third law of motion, what force is equal in size and opposite in direction to the backward push exerted by the back wheel on the road?

  • Athe force exerted by the cyclist on the pedals
  • Bthe forward push of the road on the back wheel
  • Cthe tension in the cycle chain
  • Dthe total air resistance and friction force

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