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A free-falling golf ball strikes the ground and exerts a force on it. Which sentences are true about this situation?

1. A golf ball striking the ground is a collision.
2. The ground exerts an equal force on the golf ball.
3. The ground doesn’t exert a force on the golf ball.
4. The force is zero because the golf ball has little mass.

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As the golf ball hits the ground it exerts some force on the ground.In return the ground will exert an opposite and equal force on the golf ball.

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The answer would be B: The ground exerts an equal force on the golf ball.
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