Question: While in motion, a pitched baseball carries kinetic energy and momentum. (a) Can we say that it carries a force that it can exert on

While in motion, a pitched baseball carries kinetic energy and momentum.
(a) Can we say that it carries a force that it can exert on any object it strikes?
(b) Can the baseball deliver more kinetic energy to the object it strikes than the ball carries initially?
(c) Can the baseball deliver to the object it strikes more momentum than the ball carries initially? Explain your answers.

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