Question

When a person jumps out from a boat, then the boat moves backwards. Identify the action and reaction in this situation

Answer 1

when a person jumps out from boat it gives action and boat gives reaction to person and boat moves backwards

Answer 2

The person pushes the floor of the boat backwards by his/her feet. This contact force is the action force.

The boat pushes the person forward with an equal force. That is the reaction force.