An apple weighing 3 newtons hangs, motionless, from a tree branch. Newton's law of force pairs says that forces always come in pairs. One force acting on the apple is the apple's weight

What is the other force that forms a force pair with the weight?
A) The apple pulling upward on Earth. B) The apple pulling downward on the branch.
C) Earth pulling downward on the apple. D) The branch pulling upward on the apple.


A

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