A person is unloading stock for a grocery store. They apply a force to a box of paper towels and the same amount of force to a box of canned goods. The box of paper towels moves, and the box of canned goods does not move. Which statement is true about this scenario?(1 point)

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The forces on both the paper towels and the canned goods are balanced.
The forces on both the paper towels and the canned goods are balanced.

The forces on the paper towels are balanced, and the forces on the canned goods are unbalanced.
The forces on the paper towels are balanced, and the forces on the canned goods are unbalanced.

The forces on the paper towels are unbalanced, and the forces on the canned goods are balanced.
The forces on the paper towels are unbalanced, and the forces on the canned goods are balanced.

The forces on both the paper towels and the canned goods are unbalanced.

Answer 1

The correct statement regarding the scenario is:

The forces on the paper towels are unbalanced, and the forces on the canned goods are balanced.

This is because the box of paper towels moves, indicating that the applied force exceeds the opposing forces (like friction), resulting in unbalanced forces. In contrast, the box of canned goods does not move, implying that the applied force is equal to the opposing forces, resulting in balanced forces.