Krista is playing tennis at the park. When the tennis ball flies toward her, Krista hits the ball with her racket, which causes the ball to fly in the opposite direction.

According to Newton's third law of motion, which of the following is true?
A.
When the racket hits the tennis ball with a force, the ball applies an equal force in the same direction as the racket's force.
B.
When the racket hits the tennis ball with a force, the ball applies a much weaker force in the opposite direction of the racket's force.
C.
When the racket hits the tennis ball with a force, the tennis ball applies an equal but opposite force to the racket.
D.
When the racket hits the tennis ball with a force, the ball does not apply any reaction force to the racket.

We were told about how Krista was playing a tennis ball in the park and how the ball flied in opposite direction back to her when she threw the ball at the racket.

According to Newton's third law of motion, it can be deduced that :C: When the racket hits the tennis ball with a force, the tennis ball applies an equal but opposite force to the racket.

The third law of motion states is a law that explain that if one object exerts a force on another object, then there would be exertion of force back on the first object by the second object.

Hence, the reason why the ball bounced back to Krista when she threw the ball at the racket

Therefore, option C is correct.

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