Two boats race in the water. One turns around to head back in the other direction to complete the race, but it collides into the boat that was now directly in front. What forces may have been a part of the collision? Describe them in detail.

Astudent creates a model of a closed ecosystem by filling a glass tank half full with water, then adding 10 snails and two small aquatic plants. the next day, all the snails are dead. what is the most likely cause of their death?

Amoving electron has kinetic energy k1. after a net amount of work w has been done on it, the electron is moving one-quarter as fast in the opposite direction. (a) find w in terms of k1. (b) does your answer depend on the final direction of the electron's motion?

The mass of a bowling ball is 10 kg and the mass of a ping pong ball is 0.015 kg. if the two objects are 5 meters apart, what is the gravitational force ?