Question

A car traveling at 70 mph70 mph down the interstate collides with a bug trying to cross the highway. Which of the following statements best describes this collision? The car exerts a smaller force on the bug than the bug exerts on the car. The car exerts a larger force on the bug than the bug exerts on the car. Neither exerts a force on the other. The bug gets smashed because it got in the way of the car. The car exerts a force on the bug but the bug does not exert a force on the car. The car exerts the same sized force on the bug as the bug exerts on the car.

Answer 1

The car exerts the same sized force on the bug as the bug exerts on the car.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that

Speed of car = 70 mph

Third law of Newton's

It state that when an object A apply force on the another object B then object B also apply the same force on the object A but in opposite direction .This is known as action reaction .In simple words every action and reaction.

By using the third law of concept,when car and a bug collides then car exerts the same sized force on the bug as the bug exerts on the car.