What explains the dramatically different magnitudes of accelerations that result when a mosquito collides head on with a moving truck? different directions of motion of the bus and the mosquito unequal forces exerted on the bus and the mosquito unequal velocities of the bus and the mosquito unequal masses of the bus and the mosquito
Question
What explains the dramatically different magnitudes of accelerations that result when a mosquito collides head on with a moving truck? different directions of motion of the bus and the mosquito unequal forces exerted on the bus and the mosquito unequal velocities of the bus and the mosquito unequal masses of the bus and the mosquito
Solution
The dramatically different magnitudes of accelerations that result when a mosquito collides head on with a moving truck can be explained by the unequal masses of the bus and the mosquito.
Here's a step-by-step explanation:
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According to Newton's second law of motion, the force exerted on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration (F=ma).
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When the mosquito and the truck collide, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other due to Newton's third law of motion (for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction).
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However, because the truck has a much larger mass than the mosquito, the same force results in a much smaller acceleration for the truck than for the mosquito.
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Therefore, the mosquito experiences a much larger acceleration (and is likely squashed), while the truck's acceleration is barely noticeable.
So, the unequal masses of the bus and the mosquito explain the dramatically different magnitudes of accelerations.
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