Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Ben travels to a distant planet. In outerspace, with essentially no gravity, he can throw a baseball (mass = 0.5 kg) and a shot put (mass = 4 kg) at the same speed with no discernable difference in effort.

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Even without gravity, accelerating a more massive object requires more force (F=ma). To throw both at the same speed, you must exert greater force on the 4kg shot put than the 0.5kg baseball.

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