a bowling ball and a baseball both roll across your foot at the same speed. The bowling ball hurts much more.is this newtons 1st law, 2nd law or third?

Answer 1

This scenario can be explained by Newton's Second Law.

Newton's First Law states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by an external force. In this case, both the bowling ball and the baseball are rolling across your foot at the same speed, so there is no change in motion to be explained by the First Law.

Newton's Third Law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. However, this scenario does not involve a direct interaction between two objects.

Newton's Second Law states that the force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration. Given that both the bowling ball and the baseball are rolling across your foot at the same speed, the only difference lies in their masses. The bowling ball has a much greater mass than the baseball, so when it applies force to your foot, the force is much greater, resulting in more pain. Therefore, the explanation for the bowling ball hurting more is in accordance with Newton's Second Law.