Exploding Asteroid#

Question Text#

Ximena and Lorenzo are both standing in their spaceships, each one moving with a different constant velocity. They carefully watch and measure, from their two spaceships, an asteroid exploding into two parts. Select the correct statement(s).

Answer Section#

Note: You will be awarded full marks only if you select all the correct choices and none of the incorrect choices. Choosing incorrect choices as well as not choosing correct choices will result in deductions.

  • The momentum vectors they use to describe each of the two asteroid pieces will be the same.

  • They will both agree on how much kinetic energy each of the asteroid pieces has.

  • The final speeds they measure for the two asteroid pieces will be the same.

  • The final velocity vectors they use to describe the two asteroid pieces will be the same.

  • The force vector they determine that each piece of the asteroid felt during the explosion will be the same.

  • The total momentum vectors they use to describe the asteroid system (both pieces) will be the same.

Attribution#

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