Question

How is momentum conserved in a system in which two satellites connect?

Question 19 options:

The one satellite has all the momentum before they connect, and then afterwards they share it.


Both satellites have momentum before they connect, and afterwards they have less momentum.


Both satellites have momentum before they connect, and afterwards they have more momentum.


Momentum is not conserved when the two satellites connect.

Answer 1

The one satellite has all the momentum before they connect, and then afterwards they share it.

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Answer 2

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the first option. The one satellite has all the momentum before they connect, and then afterwards they share it. For a collision occurring between object 1 and object 2 in an isolated system, the total momentum of the two objects before the collision is equal to the total momentum of the two objects after the collision.