Question

Carlo is trying to determine if a force can change the direction of an object’s motion. The answer to which question will best help her come to a conclusion?

A. What happens when a moving wagon comes to a stop?
B. What happens when a bat is used to hit a ball?
C. What happens when a ball rolls down a hill?
D. What happens when person pushes a large brick wall?

Answer 1

C. What happens when a ball rolls down a hill?

Reason :

If you want to know if a force can change the directon of an object's motion, choose C, because C will tell you what is going to happen if the ball rolls down.