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31 July, 10:13

Peter throws a snowball at his car parked in the driveway. The snowball disintegrates as it hits the car. By Newton's third law, you know that both the car and the snowball exert a force on each other. What can you say about the magnitude of the forces exerted by the snowball and the car?

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  1. 31 July, 10:26
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    Well, they are equal and opposite, but the force is high enough to break up the snowball. That is where the energy is dissipated.
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