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The force of Earth's gravity pulls down on a snowflake as it floats gently toward the ground.
What is the "equal and opposite force" during this interaction, according to Newton's third law?
the force of the snowflake's gravity pulling up on the Earth
the force of the air pushing up on the snowflake
there is no equal and opposite force in this case
O the force of the snowflake pushing down on the air
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