A tennis player hits an oncoming ball with her racket, sending it back to the opponent's court at a higher…

A tennis player hits an oncoming ball with her racket, sending it back to the opponent's court at a higher speed. Which effects of force occurred during this hit?
  1. Change in direction and change in speed
  2. Only change in mass of the ball
  3. Change in weight and creation of gravity
  4. Only change in shape without motion

Solution

Hitting the ball alters both its direction of travel and its speed.

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