A Bowling Ball, Moving to the East at a Speed

question 41

Multiple Choice

A bowling ball, moving to the east at a speed of 1.4 m/s, collides head-on with a stationary beach ball of the same diameter but less than one twentieth the mass. After the collision, the beach ball moves with a speed of 1.6 m/s. Which of the following is then true?

• A) The bowling ball has a velocity of slightly under 1.4 m/s, to the east.
• B) The beach ball has more momentum than the bowling ball.
• C) The bowling ball recoils to the west with nearly the same speed as before the collision.
• D) The bowling ball and the beach ball have the same momentum after the collision.

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