The Direction of the Impulse on a Struck Baseball

question 50

Multiple Choice

The direction of the impulse on a struck baseball

• A)depends on how fast the ball was thrown
• B)is in the direction of the ball's change in velocity
• C)is in the direction of the force of gravity
• D)depends on how hard the ball is struck
• E)Impulse is a scalar, and does not have a direction associated with it.

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