Question

Two metal balls with the same mass hang so that they are touching each other. The ball on the left is pulled to the side and released. What will happen when it swings back and hits the ball on the right?(1 point)
Responses

The ball on the right will swing to the right.
The ball on the right will swing to the right.

Both balls will swing to the right.
Both balls will swing to the right.

Both balls will swing to the left.
Both balls will swing to the left.

The ball on the left will stop, and the ball on the right will remain still.

Answer 1

The ball on the right will swing to the right.

Explanation: With equal masses and an elastic collision, momentum and kinetic energy transfer from the moving left ball to the right ball, stopping the left ball and sending the right ball outward (Newton’s cradle behavior).