An object with a weight of 600 Newtons rests on the floor. What force is the floor exerting on the object?

Question

A. 0 newton

B. 300 newtons downward

C. 600 newtons down

D. 600 newtons upwards

Answer 1

(D) 600 Newtons upward

The force on the ground is a normal force. Normal force is perpendicular to the ground and opposes the weight of the object. You can prove this out via Newton's Third law of motion.

Equal and opposite forces :)