Question

The picture above shows a hockey puck traveling toward a hockey player in a straight line (dashed black line). If the hockey player hits the puck in the direction of the red arrow,
A.
the puck will stop.
B.
the puck will keep moving in the same direction.
C.
the puck will change direction.
D.
the puck will disappear.

Answer 1

C.

The player's hit applies a force/impulse to the puck, changing its velocity. Since the hit is in the red-arrow direction (different from the original path), the puck's direction of motion will change.