Here are the answers to your questions:
Question 1: To calculate the force, we use Newton's second law: \( F = m \cdot a \).
- Mass \( m = 0.42 , \text{kg} \)
- Acceleration \( a = 14.8 , \text{m/s}^2 \) So, \[ F = 0.42 , \text{kg} \times 14.8 , \text{m/s}^2 = 6.22 , \text{N} \] Answer: 6.22 N
Question 2: According to Newton's second law, when an object is acted on by an unbalanced force, it will: Answer: It will accelerate.
Question 3: When an object moves, stops moving, changes speed, or changes direction, scientists describe that condition as: Answer: unbalanced forces.
Question 4: A tightrope walker who does not want to change his position will want the forces acting on him to be: Answer: balanced.
Question 5: The force that every mass exerts on every other mass is called: Answer: gravity.
Question 6: Which of the following best illustrates the role that gravity played in the formation of the solar system? Answer: Gravity pulled particles of dust and gas together to form planets.
Question 7: Which statement is true because of Newton's second law? Answer: When the net force on an object decreases, the object's acceleration decreases.
Question 8: When a bat hits a ball, the impulse is: Answer: the mass multiplied by the change in velocity.
Question 9: A baseball is traveling (+20 m/s) and is hit by a bat and leaves the bat traveling (-30 m/s). The change in velocity is calculated as follows: Change in velocity = final velocity - initial velocity = (-30 m/s) - (+20 m/s) = -30 m/s - 20 m/s = -50 m/s The change in velocity is 50 m/s (the negative sign indicates a change in direction). Answer: 50 m/s
Question 10: What makes some collisions elastic and others inelastic? Answer: If there is no loss of kinetic energy in the collision, it is elastic.
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