If every action has an equal and opposite reaction, how come an object dropped from a certain height doesn’t bounce back to the original height?

Question

If every action has an equal and opposite reaction, how come an object dropped from a certain height doesn’t bounce back to the original height?

In: Physics

Answer 1

It is not the same expression of energy, even though it is the same amount of energy. A large amount is absorbed by the impact on the ground, and again by gravity as it attempts to rise.