Question

eugene and van were playing with toys in a swimming pool. they crashed a rubber duck into two toy boats: a blue boat with less mass and an orange boat with more mass. the rubber duck had the same mass in both crashes. use the information in the diagram to answer.
which crash did the rubber duck experience a stronger force? how do you know?
a there is no force on the rubber duck. only the toy boats experienced a force in those crashes.
b the diagram doesnt tell you anything about the force on the rubber duck. it only gives information about the force on the toy boats.
c the force was the same in both crashes. the toy boats changed speed by the same amount so that means the force on the rubber duck was the same in both crashes.
d crash 2: the force on the orange boat is stronger, so the force on the rubber duck is also stronger.

Explanation:

According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When the rubber duck crashes into a boat, the force exerted on the boat is equal in magnitude to the force exerted on the rubber duck. In crash 2, the orange boat (with more mass) has a stronger force exerted on it (as per the problem context, likely from the diagram's implication about forces related to mass - though not fully shown here, but based on the law). So the force on the rubber duck in crash 2 is also stronger.

Answer:

D. Crash 2: the force on the orange boat is stronger, so the force on the rubber duck is also stronger.