Two Boys in a Canoe Toss a Baseball Back and Forth

question 89

Multiple Choice

Two boys in a canoe toss a baseball back and forth. What effect will this have on the canoe? Neglect (velocity-dependent) frictional forces with water or air.

• A) None, because the ball remains in the canoe.
• B) The canoe will drift in the direction of the boy who throws the ball harder each time.
• C) The canoe will drift in the direction of the boy who throws the ball with less force each time.
• D) The canoe will oscillate back and forth always moving opposite to the ball.
• E) The canoe will oscillate in the direction of the ball because the canoe and ball exert forces in opposite directions upon the person throwing the ball.

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