A 1.0-g pebble traveling to the right at 20 m/s collides head-on with a 5,000-kg truck traveling to the left at 30 m/s. Which of the following statements is true? a. The acceleration of the pebble will be less than the acceleration of the truck. b. The collision forces are independenct of Newton's third law of motion. c. The force of the pebble on the truck is greater than the force of the truck on the pebble. d. The force of the pebble on the truck is equal to the force of the truck on the pebble. e. The force of the pebble on the truck is less than the force of the truck on the pebble.

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A 1.0-g pebble traveling to the right at 20 m/s collides head-on with a 5,000-kg truck traveling to the left at 30 m/s. Which of the following
statements is true?
a. The acceleration of the pebble will be less than the acceleration of the truck.
b. The collision forces are independenct of Newton's third law of motion.
c. The force of the pebble on the truck is greater than the force of the truck on the pebble.
d. The force of the pebble on the truck is equal to the force of the truck on the pebble.
e. The force of the pebble on the truck is less than the force of the truck on the pebble.
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 19 A 1.0-g pebble traveling to the right at 20 m/s collides head-on with a 5,000-kg truck traveling to the left at 30 m/s. Which of the following statements is true? a. The acceleration of the pebble will be less than the acceleration of the truck. b. The collision forces are independenct of Newton's third law of motion. c. The force of the pebble on the truck is greater than the force of the truck on the pebble. d. The force of the pebble on the truck is equal to the force of the truck on the pebble. e. The force of the pebble on the truck is less than the force of the truck on the pebble.
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