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The stationary soccer ball will begin moving downfield and the ball that struck it will slow down.
The stationary soccer ball will begin moving downfield and the ball that struck it will slow down.
The stationary soccer ball will begin moving upfield and the ball that struck it will slow down.
The stationary soccer ball will begin moving upfield and the ball that struck it will slow down.
Neither ball will move after impact.
Neither ball will move after impact.
The stationary soccer ball will begin moving downfield and the ball that struck it will accelerate.
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The correct response is:
The stationary soccer ball will begin moving downfield and the ball that struck it will slow down.
This is an example of an elastic collision where the moving soccer ball transfers some of its momentum to the stationary soccer ball, causing it to move downfield while the initially moving ball decelerates.
