Question

Please Help i only have 15 mins

A space walking astronaut has become detached from her spaceship! She’s floating in space while holding nothing but a wrench. She is thinking about how to get back to the spaceship, which she can see 50m from her current location. What can she do to get back to the spaceship? Use the language from the Laws of Motion in your answer.

Answer must be written in paragraph form for full credit.

Answer 1

There is one unique but smart way she can get back to her spaceship. By throwing her wrench in the opposite direction of the spaceship, she can propel herself in the direction of her spaceship. Newtons third law states "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" and that is used here. The astronaut pushes the wrench and it causes her to go backwards in the other direction because of the force she uses to push against the wrench.