Two Eggs of Equal Mass Are Thrown at a Blanket

question 17

Multiple Choice

Two eggs of equal mass are thrown at a blanket with equal velocity. Egg B hits the blanket but egg A hits the wall instead. Compare the work done on the eggs in reducing their velocities to zero.

• A) More work was done on A than on B.
• B) More work was done on B than on A.
• C) The amount of work is the same for both.
• D) It is meaningless to compare the amount of work because the forces were so different.
• E) Work was done on B, but no work was done on A because the wall did not move.

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