In-class question

A car accelerates from rest. In doing so the absolute value of the car’s momentum changes by a certain amount and that of the Earth changes by

BLUE: a larger amount.

YELLOW the same amount.

GREN: a smaller amount.

PURPLE: The answer depends on the interaction between the two.




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