Question
Consider towing a small car. Now consider towing a fire engine.
Which choice best describes the amount of force needed to tow these different vehicles?
Responses
Greater force will be needed to change the motion of the smaller car than the fire engine.
Greater force will be needed to change the motion of the smaller car than the fire engine.
Greater force will be needed to change the motion of the fire engine than the small car.
Greater force will be needed to change the motion of the fire engine than the small car.
Equal force will be needed to change the motion of both the fire engine and the small car.
Equal force will be needed to change the motion of both the fire engine and the small car.
Less force will be needed to change the motion of the fire engine than the small car.
Which choice best describes the amount of force needed to tow these different vehicles?
Responses
Greater force will be needed to change the motion of the smaller car than the fire engine.
Greater force will be needed to change the motion of the smaller car than the fire engine.
Greater force will be needed to change the motion of the fire engine than the small car.
Greater force will be needed to change the motion of the fire engine than the small car.
Equal force will be needed to change the motion of both the fire engine and the small car.
Equal force will be needed to change the motion of both the fire engine and the small car.
Less force will be needed to change the motion of the fire engine than the small car.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct choice is:
**Greater force will be needed to change the motion of the fire engine than the small car.**
This is because a fire engine is significantly larger and heavier than a small car, which means it has more inertia. According to Newton's second law of motion, a greater force is required to change the motion (accelerate or decelerate) of an object with a greater mass. Therefore, towing a fire engine will require more force than towing a small car.
**Greater force will be needed to change the motion of the fire engine than the small car.**
This is because a fire engine is significantly larger and heavier than a small car, which means it has more inertia. According to Newton's second law of motion, a greater force is required to change the motion (accelerate or decelerate) of an object with a greater mass. Therefore, towing a fire engine will require more force than towing a small car.