Question

Jasmine is investigating the effect force has on the motion of an object. She predicts if she puts a strong force on pushing a bowling ball, it will travel a farther distance than when a weak force is applied. Is her prediction correct? No, a weak or a strong force applied to the ball is unable to affect the motion of the ball. No, the force applied to the bowling ball should be a strong force. Yes, the force applied to the bowling ball affects the motion of the ball. Yes, the ball will travel a longer distance when a weak force is applied.

Answer 1

Answer:

I would like to attach options to the question above for clarity.

Jasmine is investigating the effect force has on the motion of an object. She predicts if she puts a strong force on pushing a bowling ball, it will travel a farther distance than when a weak force is applied. Is her prediction correct?

A. No, a weak or a strong force applied to the ball is unable to affect the motion of the ball.

B. No, the force applied to the bowling ball should be a strong force.

C. Yes, the force applied to the bowling ball affects the motion of the ball.

D. Yes, the ball will travel a longer distance when a weak force is applied.

The correct option is C (Yes, the force applied to the bowling ball affects the motion of the ball).

Explanation:

First, a force is any effort either push or pull that causes an object to undergo a change.

A bowling ball can remain at rest or in motion except a force acts on it. This brings us to the question above, the mass which affects force is not mentioned which means it is uniform or negligible. Recall that force = mass X acceleration. So the greater the force that is applied to the bowling ball the further distance it will travel. From the question, she applied a forward force (pushing), so the more force she applies the further the bowling ball will travel.