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You are skateboarding and push back with one leg, and, as a result, the skateboard moves forward. Which law of motion is being described in this scenario?

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3rd law

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That would be Newton's third law, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." You are exerting force backwards on the ground, and the equal and opposite force of the ground pushes you forward.
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