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The stationary soccer ball will begin moving downfield and the ball that struck it will accelerate.
The stationary soccer ball will begin moving downfield and the ball that struck it will accelerate.
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 slow down.
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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.
In this scenario, the moving soccer ball imparts some of its momentum to the stationary soccer ball upon collision. As a result, the stationary ball will start moving downfield in the same direction as the initially moving ball, while the initially moving ball will lose some speed (thus "slowing down") due to the transfer of momentum.
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