They are speed and direction.
Force=mass x acceleration
f= 0.5 x40
f=20N
I'd have to say that the list of choices doesn't go far enough.
Advances in Astronomy have been occurring for at least the past two millennia (2000 years). Maybe longer.
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if you have seen a newton's cradle this will make sense.
in order for both of them to travel at the same speed, the balls need to have the same mass and the speed to begin with tocontinue to travel at the same speed because mass can affect the impact of the force on the balls by each other, causing each ball to have different speeds.