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Describe the action and reaction forces that occur as you walk along a path.

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With each step you exert a force on the ground and the ground exerts a force on you. The ground pushes you up and you push the Earth down. You can’t observe the action of the force on the ground because the Earth is so massive.



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Action forces is as a result of mass of your body times the acceleration of your motion.

Force = Mass × Acceleration (Newton's second law of motion)

Reaction Forces are as a result of friction force between you and the ground plus air, acting opposite to the direction you are heading. This is described in Newton's third law of motion which states that:

For every action, there must be an opposite and equal reaction.

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