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When you bounce a basketball on the floor, the ball bounces back up. Explain the forces that are involved in this action.(1 point)

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When the ball hits the floor, the ball pushes down against the floor and the floor pushes back against the ball.
When the ball hits the floor, the ball pushes down against the floor and the floor pushes back against the ball.

The ball pushes against the floor.
The ball pushes against the floor.

The floor pushes against the ball.
The floor pushes against the ball.

The floor pushes on the player’s hands.

When the ball is bounced on the floor, several forces are involved in this action. Firstly, the ball pushes down against the floor, exerting a force downwards. This force is equal to the weight of the ball. Simultaneously, according to Newton's third law, the floor pushes back against the ball with an equal and opposite force, known as the normal force. This normal force is exerted in an upward direction and helps propel the ball back up into the air. These two forces, the downward force from the ball and the upward force from the floor, work together to create the bouncing action of the basketball. Therefore, the forces involved in bouncing a basketball on the floor are the ball pushing down against the floor and the floor pushing back against the ball.