Question

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) Responses 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. The boat will change direction.

Answer 1

If no other forces act on the boat, the current of the river will carry the boat downstream at a speed of five meters per second. Therefore, the boat's speed will stay the same due to the constant effect of the current, assuming no rowing is happening and no other forces are acting against the current.

The correct response is: **The boat's speed will stay the same.**