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Action and reaction forces are equal in _____but opposite in _____.

A. weight; direction
B. magnitude; weight
C. magnitude; direction
D. direction; magnitude

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The correct answer is C magnitude; direction

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C. When you take a step, the ground pushes back on your foot with the same amount of force. If it pushed back with less, your foot would go through the floor; if it pushed back with more, it would actually push your foot off the ground. But they're in opposite directions; your foot pushes down, while the ground pushes up.

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