In the Tough Mon Competition, very strong men are challenged to push or pull extremely large and heavy objects to test their strength in one such challenge, they were asked
to push one of two rail cars, an engine car and a box car. The data tables show one man's results
Look over the data table and answer the questions below.
Force Applied by the
Tough Man
Did it move the
engine car?
No
1000 Nowtons
2000 Newtons
No
13000 Newtons
Yos
No
A. Why couldn't the strong man move the box car with a force of 3000 Newtons?
Make sure to include Newton's 2nd Law in your explanation
B. What could be done to move the boxcar?
C. Another student claims that during the competition, the sum of the forces on the boxcar was ON
What evidence is the student using to make this claim? Be sure to explain your thinking