Answer to Question #262966 in Physics for Mae

Question

While driving down the road, a firefly strikes the windshield of a bus and

makes a quite obvious mess in front of the face of the driver. This is a clear case of

Newton's third law of motion. The firefly hit the bus and the bus hits the firefly.

Which of the two forces is greater: the force on the firefly or the force on the bus?

Answer 1

The magnitude of force is equal for the butterfly and the bus according to Newton's third law.