Question
How does the collision of two billiard balls demonstrate Newton's Third Law? (1 point)
• The ball that is moving exerts a greater force only if the other ball is not moving.
• The ball that is moving faster exerts a greater force on the slower ball when the balls collide.
The balls always exert the same force in opposite directions on each other, regardless of their speeds.
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The balls exert the same force in opposite directions on each other only when they move toward each other at the same speed and collide.
• The ball that is moving exerts a greater force only if the other ball is not moving.
• The ball that is moving faster exerts a greater force on the slower ball when the balls collide.
The balls always exert the same force in opposite directions on each other, regardless of their speeds.
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The balls exert the same force in opposite directions on each other only when they move toward each other at the same speed and collide.
Answers
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The correct statement that demonstrates Newton's Third Law in the context of billiard balls colliding is:
**The balls always exert the same force in opposite directions on each other, regardless of their speeds.**
This reflects Newton's Third Law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In the case of the collision between two billiard balls, regardless of their speeds or mass, each ball exerts a force on the other, and these forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction at the moment of collision.
**The balls always exert the same force in opposite directions on each other, regardless of their speeds.**
This reflects Newton's Third Law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In the case of the collision between two billiard balls, regardless of their speeds or mass, each ball exerts a force on the other, and these forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction at the moment of collision.