Asked by ben hen

In which situation does the reactive force between two colliding objects cause a physical change?(1 point)

a baseball player swinging a bat and hitting a baseball, causing the bat to shatter

the exhaust from a rocket thrusting the rocket away from the ground

two bumper cars at an amusement park colliding, causing both cars to change direction

a swing hitting another swing, causing the second swing to move away

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Answer: a baseball player swinging a bat and hitting a baseball, causing the bat to shatter.

Reason: the collision's reaction force can produce stresses that change the physical structure (shatter) of the bat. The other examples involve action–reaction producing motion, not a structural/physical change.