Question

multiple choice question
a student pushes a box, causing it to slide. but the student does not move. what is true about the net force on the student and the box?
o the student has a net force of zero, but the box has a net force greater than zero.
o the box has a net force of zero, but the student has a net force greater than zero.
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Explanation:

According to Newton's first law of motion, an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. The student is not moving, so the net force on the student is zero (forces acting on the student are balanced). The box is sliding (changing its state of motion), so there is an unbalanced force acting on it, meaning the net force on the box is greater than zero.

Answer:

The student has a net force of zero, but the box has a net force greater than zero.