Question

A soccer ball is traveling downfield with a force of 1.2 kN and strikes another soccer ball that is stationary. Which of the following describes the result of the collision?(1 point)
Responses

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.
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 accelerate.

Answer 1

In this scenario, a moving soccer ball strikes a stationary soccer ball. According to the principles of conservation of momentum and Newton's laws of motion, the stationary ball will start moving in the direction of the incoming ball after the collision, and the ball that struck it will lose some of its momentum, resulting in a decrease in its speed.

Given the options, the most accurate description of the result of the collision is:

**The stationary soccer ball will begin moving downfield and the ball that struck it will slow down.**