Question

In which situation does the reactive force between two colliding objects cause a physical change? Responses a baseball player swinging a bat and hitting a baseball, causing the bat to shatter a baseball player swinging a bat and hitting a baseball, causing the bat to shatter - no response given the exhaust from a rocket thrusting the rocket away from the ground the exhaust from a rocket thrusting the rocket away from the ground - no response given two bumper cars at an amusement park colliding, causing both cars to change direction two bumper cars at an amusement park colliding, causing both cars to change direction - no response given a swing hitting another swing, causing the second swing to move away

Answer 1

In the situation of a baseball player swinging a bat and hitting a baseball, causing the bat to shatter, the reactive force results in a physical change (the bat breaking). This is due to the high force exerted upon impact that exceeds the structural integrity of the bat, causing it to physically break apart.

Similarly, other scenarios might involve reactive forces resulting in changes, but the specific mention of a bat shattering denotes a clear physical change due to the collision.

Other examples provided, such as bumper cars colliding or swings hitting each other, involve changes in motion or direction rather than structural changes in the objects themselves. Thus, the correct response is the first scenario regarding the bat and baseball.