Question

why is it harder to push a van filled with bowling balls than it is to push a van with basketballs? the mass of the car is greater than the mass of the basketballs the mass of the bowling balls is greater than the mass of the basketballs the van with the basketballs is bigger than the van with the bowling balls it should be equally as hard to push the two vans

Explanation:

According to Newton's second law \(F = ma\) (where \(F\) is force, \(m\) is mass, and \(a\) is acceleration). If we assume we want to achieve the same acceleration for both vans. The force required to push an object is directly proportional to its mass. Bowling balls have a greater mass than basketballs. So, the van with bowling balls (which have a greater total mass due to the higher - mass individual balls) requires more force to push (assuming same acceleration goal) than the van with basketballs.

Answer:

B. The mass of the bowling balls is greater than the mass of the basketballs