12. Curling is a sport in which players push large stones across smooth ice. Three curling stones that have the same mass were sliding across the ice.
They were each pushed by a player, but not all from the same direction.
Each curling stone changed speed as a result of being hit. Which curling
stone(s) experienced the strongest force when hit?*
Use the information in the diagram to answer.
Before
After
Blue Stone Speed: 16 m/s
Blue Stone Speed: 9 m/s
(slowed down by 7 m/s)
Orange Stone Speed: 21 m/s
Orange Stone Speed: 26 m/s
(sped up by 5 m/s)
Yellow Stone Speed: 4 m/s
Yellow Stone Speed: 9 m/s
(sped up by 5 m/s)