To catch a fast-moving softball with your bare hand, you extend your hand forward just before the catch and then let the ball ride backward with your hand. doing this reduces the catching force because
a. the time of the catch is decreased.
b. relative velocity is more.
c. time of catch is increased.
d. relative velocity is less.
e. none of the above

If an inclined plane is 5 m long and 2 m high, what is its mechanical advantage? a. 2.5 b. 3 c. 7 d. 10

(01.02 mc) nicole pushes her bike up a hill. overhead, the sun exerts a gravitational force on earth. which statement is true about the bike and earth? they both experience contact forces. they both experience non-contact forces. the bike experiences a non-contact force and earth experiences a contact force. the bike experiences a contact force and earth experiences a non-contact force. they both experience non-contact forces.

The two required components for a generator