Suppose that a given amount of work is required to crush an aluminum can and you can crush a can by dropping a rock on it from height h on the Earth. On the moon, from approximately what height must you drop the same rock to crush a can?

A. h
B. 3h
C. 6h
D. 9h


C. 6h

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A box is placed on a table which rests on the floor. The box pushes on the table; the Newton's third law pair to the the box's push on the table is the table's push on the floor

A) True B) False

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