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Answer the following question and respond to another student's post.
You are driving down the highway and a bug splatters on your windshield. Which is greater: the force of the bug on the windshield, or the force of the windshield on the bug? Which effect of the force (acceleration) is greater: the deceleration of the bug or the deceleration of the car? Why?
Monday, 29 October 2007 - 4:53 PM EDT
Name: "Amanda Murr"The force is the same on the bug on the windshield and the windshield on the bug. I say the deceleration of the bug because once the bug splats on the windshield it stops having an acceleration but the car continues to move at a constant speed.
Monday, 29 October 2007 - 5:11 PM EDT
Name: "Megan Hanna"I think that the force is the same for both objects. The deceleration of the bug because the bug stops accelerating once it hits the windshield of the car and splatters.
Monday, 29 October 2007 - 5:12 PM EDT
Name: "Megan Hanna"
I agree with everything Amanda said.
Monday, 29 October 2007 - 6:26 PM EDT
Name: "Ryan Hayes"
I think the force on the bug is greater then the force of the windshield because the bug was squashed and was stopped while the car wasnt damaged and kept moving on. I think the deceleration of the bug is greater because it completely stops when it hits the car but the car does not slow down and jus keeps moving.
Monday, 29 October 2007 - 7:48 PM EDT
Name: "Stephanie Palladino"
You are driving down the highway and a bug splatters on your windshield. Which is greater: the force of the bug on the windshield, or the force of the windshield on the bug? Which effect of the force (acceleration) is greater: the deceleration of the bug or the deceleration of the car? Why
The force of the bug on the windshield and the force of the windshield on the bug is the same, but the bug stops accelerating once it hits the windshield, the car doesnt.
Monday, 29 October 2007 - 8:40 PM EDT
Name: "Dan Vu"The force of the bug and the force of the car would be the same according to Newton's third law. The effect of the bug's decelleration is greater though, because it stops and the car doesn't.
Monday, 29 October 2007 - 8:41 PM EDT
Name: "Dan Vu"I disagree with Ryan's answer of the bug having a greater force.
Monday, 29 October 2007 - 11:04 PM EDT
Name: "Patty Kalogeroudis"the force of the bug on the windshield and the windshield on the bug have the same force. The deceleration of the bug is greater b/c the bug was squished immediately on the windshield, but the car takes a little longer to slow down
Monday, 29 October 2007 - 11:26 PM EDT
Name: "Adam"The bug and the car have the force in accordance to Fig Newtons third law. The car does not decelerate, the bug takes on the speed of the car as it is now resting on the windsheild.
Monday, 29 October 2007 - 11:59 PM EDT
Name: "Jackie Lipka"The force is the same on the windshield on the bug and bug on the windshield because of newtons 3rd law. I picked the deceleration of the bug because once the bug splats on the windshield it stops acccelerating but the car continues to move at a constant speed.
Tuesday, 30 October 2007 - 12:10 AM EDT
Name: "jackie lipka"i agree with ryans theory.
Tuesday, 30 October 2007 - 6:03 AM EDT
Name: "Matt Harper"Because of Newton's 3rd Law, we can say that the car and the bug hit eachother have the same force on impact. The deceleration of the bug is greater though, because the bug has much less mass, and is actually stopped by the car.
Tuesday, 30 October 2007 - 6:05 AM EDT
Name: "Matt Harper"
Because of Newton's 3rd Law, we can say that the car and the bug hit eachother with the same force on impact. The deceleration of the bug is greater though, because the bug has much less mass, and is actually stopped by the car.
I agree with what Dan Vu said.
Tuesday, 30 October 2007 - 7:17 AM EDT
Name: "cheryl becker"The force of the bughitting the windshield is equal to the force of the windshield hitting the bug. The deceleration of the bug is greater because it stops quicker due to the fact that it's mass is much smaller than the car's mass.
Tuesday, 30 October 2007 - 12:45 PM EDT
Name: "Brandon Loro"The forces of the bug and the car are both the same because of Newton's third law, every action has an opposite and equal reaction. the only reason the car doesnt slow down and the bug does is because of the mass not because of the force.
Tuesday, 30 October 2007 - 12:46 PM EDT
Name: "Brandon Loro"Ryans was very good and i have to agree with him
Tuesday, 30 October 2007 - 11:12 PM EDT
Name: "jeff murphy"the force that would be the strongest would be both, because both the bug and the windshield hit each other with the same force
Wednesday, 31 October 2007 - 5:30 AM EDT
Name: "Felisha Rhem"I'd say that because the bug is pushing against the windshield and the windsheild is pushing that same force bask at the bug that the bug slows down the fastest... also because the windshield has more weight
Wednesday, 31 October 2007 - 5:32 AM EDT
Name: "Felisha Rhem "I disagree with Ryan's answer because the car is still moving and the bug is no longer alive, the car would have more force...
Tuesday, 6 November 2007 - 3:42 PM EST
Name: "kevin brennan"the force is equal, but the deceleration of the bug is greater
