Question

A soccer ball accelerates as it rolls down a steep hill and then gradually comes to a stop at the bottom. According to Newton's laws which of the following statements could be true?

Statement 1: While the ball was rolling down the hill the forces acting on it were unbalanced.

Statement 2: The ball was experiencing balanced forces as it rolled down the hill..

Statement 3: Balanced forces acted on the ball once it reached the bottom of the hill causing it to stop.
Group of answer choices

Only Statement 1 is true.

Statement 1 and 2 are both true.

All three statements are true.

Only Statement 3 is true.

Answer 1

Answer:

only statement 1 is true

Explanation:

when an object is in motion, unbalanced forces are actually acting on that object.