2014 · Q116
In cricket match, while catching a fast-moving ball, a fielder in the ground gradually pulls his hands backwards with the moving ball to reduce the velocity to zero. The act represents
General KnowledgePhysics
- ANewton's first law of motion
- BNewton's second law of motion
- CNewton's third law of motion
- Dlaw of conservation of energy
Explanation
Pulling the hands back extends the time of momentum change, reducing impact force — an application of Newton's second law.