Meg and Rachel each have bowling balls with the same mass. They both roll them as hard as they can and then measure the speed of the balls.

Question

Meg's ball and Rachel's ball were measured to have the exact same speed.

What do you know about the forces applied by the girls?

A Meg applied more force than Rachel.Meg applied more force than Rachel.
B Rachel applied more force than Meg.Rachel applied more force than Meg.
C They applied an equal amount of force.They applied an equal amount of force.
D They applied a almost the same amount of force.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C: They applied an equal amount of force.

Since both bowling balls have the same mass and were measured to have the exact same speed after being rolled, it implies that the net force applied to each ball must have been the same to achieve that speed under similar conditions (assuming negligible differences in friction and other factors). Therefore, Meg and Rachel must have applied equal forces to their respective bowling balls.