Question

grass. the ball exerts a 2 n force back on isabellas foot. which statement best describes what will happen to the ball after she kicks it? it will accelerate away from isabellas foot due to unbalanced forces. it will move away from isabellas foot due to the force of friction. it will accelerate toward isabellas foot due to unbalanced forces. it will not move due to balanced forces.

Explanation:

According to Newton's second law, when there are unbalanced forces acting on an object, the object will accelerate in the direction of the net force. Here, Isabella's foot exerts a force on the ball (action), and the ball exerts a reaction force back on the foot. But the force from Isabella's foot on the ball is what causes the ball to move. Friction acts against the motion but initially, the applied force (from the foot) is the dominant force causing the ball to move away. Balanced forces would mean no change in motion (no acceleration, object at rest stays at rest or object in motion stays in motion with constant velocity). Since the ball is being acted on by an un - balanced force (the force from the foot, assuming it's greater than initial static friction to start the motion), it will accelerate. And it will move away from the foot as that's the direction of the applied force (before significant friction takes over to slow it down, but the question is about the immediate effect after the kick).

Answer:

It will accelerate away from Isabella's foot due to unbalanced forces.