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The Earth exerts a force on you to pull you towards the center with an acceleration of 10 m/s^ 2 Newton's 3rd law says the Force the Earth feels towards you should be: A) more than you towards the earth B) the same as you towards the earthC) less thank you towards the earthD) you exert no force on the earth

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According to Newton's Third Law, every force has an equal and opposite reaction force.

Therefore, the answer is B) the same as you towards the earth.

If the object is on a surface, the opposite force would be the normal force, which is opposite to the weight.

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