When a sailor jumps forward from a moving boat, what effect does it have on the boat, and which of Newton's laws explains this?

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When a sailor jumps forward from a moving boat, what effect does it have on the boat, and which of Newton's laws explains this? — Exam MCQ

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C. The boat moves backward — Newton's third law — The sailor pushes the boat backward, and the boat exerts an equal and opposite forward force on the sailor, illustrating Newton's third law.

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A. The boat remains stationary — Newton's law of gravitation

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B. The boat moves forward — Newton's second law

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D. The boat moves forward — Newton's first law

When a sailor jumps forward from a moving boat, what effect does it have on the boat, and which of Newton's laws explains this?

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