In which situation does the reactive force between two colliding objects cause a physical change? (1 point)

Question

a baseball player swinging a bat and
• hitting a baseball, causing the bat to shatter
a swing hitting another swing, causing the second swing to move away
the exhaust from a rocket thrusting the rocket away from the ground
two bumper cars at an amusement
• park colliding, causing both cars to change direction

Answer 1

The situation in which the reactive force between two colliding objects causes a physical change is:

a baseball player swinging a bat and hitting a baseball, causing the bat to shatter.

In this case, the force exerted by the ball on the bat can cause a physical change (the shattering of the bat), which is an example of a change in the structure of the object due to the reactive force of the collision.