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प्रश्न
When a horse pulls a cart, the force that helps the horse to move forward is the force exerted by
पर्याय
the cart on the horse
the ground on the horse
the ground on the cart
the horse on the ground
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उत्तर
the ground on the horse
The horse pushes the ground in the backward direction and, in turn, the ground pushes the horse in the forward direction, according to Newton's third law of motion.
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