Question

bonnie is on a cruise for her vacation. she walks on the cruise ship while it sits idle in a bay. match each of newtons laws of motion to the statement it best describes. newtons first law of motion newtons second law of motion newtons third law of motion if bonnie exerts a 30 - pound force on the cruise ship as she walks, the cruise ship exerts a 30 - pound force on bonnie. bonnie will remain stationary until she pushes off the floor with her feet. when bonnie walks across the ship, the cruise ship accelerates less than bonnie because the cruise ship is more massive.

Explanation:

Newton's first law (law of inertia) states an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. So "Bonnie will remain stationary until she pushes off the floor with her feet" describes it. Newton's second law is $F = ma$ (force equals mass times acceleration). "When Bonnie walks across the ship, the cruise ship accelerates less than Bonnie because the cruise ship is more massive" relates to it as the same - force application results in different accelerations based on mass. Newton's third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. "If Bonnie exerts a 30 - pound force on the cruise ship as she walks, the cruise ship exerts a 30 - pound force on Bonnie" is an example of this.

Answer:

• "If Bonnie exerts a 30 - pound force on the cruise ship as she walks, the cruise ship exerts a 30 - pound force on Bonnie.": Newton's third law of motion
• "Bonnie will remain stationary until she pushes off the floor with her feet.": Newton's first law of motion
• "When Bonnie walks across the ship, the cruise ship accelerates less than Bonnie because the cruise ship is more massive.": Newton's second law of motion