A 10-gram rubber ball was launched at a wall several times. The speed of the ball was measured after it hit the wall and bounced off. The force that the ball applied to the wall was also measured. The table below shows the data collected during the investigation.
Force Investigation Data
Force on Wall Return Speed after Bounce
5 m/s
1.5 N
9 m/s
2.0 N
18 m/s
0.5 N
According to the data, what happens to the ball when it applies more force to the wall?

A. The wall push back on the ball with more force, which causes the return speed of the to increase.

Explanation: For every for exerted on an object, there is an equal force exerted in the opposite direction. When the ball hits the wall with more force, the wall pushes back on the ball with more force. This causes the return speed of the ball to increase. The force that the wall applies to the ball launches the ball in the opposite direction. The greater the force on the ball, the greater it’s speed becomes .

The wall pushes back on the ball with more force, which causes the return speed of the ball to increase.

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