Peter throws a snowball at his car parked in the driveway. the snowball disintegrates as it hits the car. by newton’s third law, you know that both the car and the snowball exert a force on each other. what can you say about the magnitude of the forces exerted by the snowball and the car? . a. the force exerted by the car is more than the force exerted b y the snowballl.. b. the force exerted by the car is less than the force exerted by the snowball. c. the force exerted by the car is equal to the force exerted by the snowball. d. the force exerted by the car is zero.

C. The force exerted by the car is equal to the force exerted by the snowball.

Explanation:

Newton's third law of motion states that:

" When an object A exerts a force on object B, then object B exerts an equal and opposite force on object B". These two forces are called action and reaction, and the law states that the two forces are equal in magnitude, and opposite in direction.

In this problem, we are considering the force exerted by snowball on the car: we can say that this is the action force. Therefore, the force exerted by the car on the snowball is the reaction. Newton's third law states that the two forces are equal in magnitude: therefore, the only correct option can be

C. The force exerted by the car is equal to the force exerted by the snowball. .