A softball weighs about twice as much as a baseball. Suppose that a softball and a baseball roll off a horizontal table at the same speed and soon hit the horizontal floor. In that case, the
A. two balls will land at about the same distance from the edge of the table.
B. lighter baseball will land about half as far from the edge of the table as will the heavier softball.
C. heavier softball will land about half as far from the edge of the table as will the lighter baseball.
D. heavier softball will land much, much closer to the edge of the table than will the lighter baseball.
Answer:A
A softball weighs about twice as much as a baseball. Suppose that a softball and a baseball roll off a horizontal table at the same speed and soon hit the horizontal floor. In that case, the
A. two balls will land at about the same distance from the edge of the table. B. lighter baseball will land about half as far from the edge of the table as will the heavier softball. C. heavier softball will land about half as far from the edge of the table as will the lighter baseball. D. heavier softball will land much, much closer to the edge of the table than will the lighter baseball.