Question

A free-falling golf ball strikes the ground and exerts a force on it. Which sentences are true about this situation? A golf ball striking the ground is a collision. The ground exerts an equal force on the golf ball. The ground doesn’t exert a force on the golf ball. The force is zero because the golf ball has little mass.

Answer 1

Answer:

The ground exerts an equal force on the golf ball

Explanation:

Third's Newton Law states that:

"When an object A exerts a force on an object B, then object B exerts an equal and opposite force on object A".

In this problem, object A is the golf ball while object B is the ground, so we can say that:

- the golf ball exerts a force on the ground

- the ground exerts an equal and opposite force on the golf ball

Answer 2

THe ground exerts an equal force on the golf ball