Question

Two bricks are resting on the edge of the lab table. Shirley Sheshort stands on her toes and spots the two bricks. She acquires an intense desire to know which of the two bricks are most massive. Since Shirley is vertically challenged, she is unable to reach high enough and lift the bricks; she can however reach high enough to give the bricks a push. Discuss how the process of pushing the bricks will allow Shirley to determine which of the two bricks is most massive. What difference will Shirley observe and how can this observation lead to the necessary conclusion?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

• since force =mass×acceleration and acceleration being g which is = 10m/s^2
• the brick with the larger mass will reach the ground first since it has a greater force to resist resistance forces such as air resistance