Question

lacey is scuba diving for treasure and brings what she finds back up onto her boat. which statement describes how newtons third law of motion is involved in this interaction? laceys hands exert an upward force on the treasure that is the same magnitude as the downward force the treasure exerts on her hands. the treasure will remain at rest until lacey lifts it off of the ocean floor. lacey exerts more force to lift a 5 - kilogram treasure than a 2 - kilogram treasure.

Explanation:

Newton's third - law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, Lacey's hands exerting an upward force on the treasure and the treasure exerting a downward force of the same magnitude on her hands is an example of this law. The second statement is related to Newton's first law (inertia), and the third statement is related to Newton's second law ($F = ma$).

Answer:

Lacey's hands exert an upward force on the treasure that is the same magnitude as the downward force the treasure exerts on her hands.