Two people are in a rowboat on a river. The current of the river water carries them at a speed of five meters per second even when they are not rowing. What will happen to the boat's motion of no other forces act on the boat?(1 point)

Question

Response

The boat's speed will increase.
The boat's speed will increase.

The boat's speed will decrease.
The boat's speed will decrease.

The boat's speed will stay the same.
The boat's speed will stay the same.

The boat will change direction.

Answer 1

If no other forces act on the boat, the boat will be carried downstream by the current of the river at a speed of five meters per second. Thus, the correct response to what will happen to the boat's motion is:

The boat's speed will stay the same.

This is because the only force acting on the boat is the current, which maintains its speed.