Systems of Particles & Linear Momentum

The satellite's mass would effectively increase, causing it to spiral away from Earth.

The orbital speed of the satellite would decrease while maintaining its current altitude.

The satellite would need to orbit closer to Earth to maintain its current orbital period.

There would be no change in the satellite's orbit as G does not affect orbital mechanics.

It changes by an amount equal to the impulse delivered.

It decreases inversely with time.

It increases exponentially with time.

It remains constant because momentum is always conserved.

Velocity of each object

Kinetic energy

Total mechanical energy

Total linear momentum

$\frac{1}{3}v$ m/s

$\frac{2}{3}v$ m/s

$v$ m/s

0 m/s

A conversion of kinetic energy into potential energy.

The total kinetic energy before and after the collision is conserved.

A decrease in kinetic energy due to internal friction.

An increase in kinetic energy due to external work.

Only one object exerts force on another one.

Forces must be equal in magnitude but opposite direction between them.

Forces do not exist between them.

Forces are always repulsive.

It decreases.

It increases.

It reverses direction.

It remains unchanged.

It becomes zero as one skater's gain in momentum equals the other's loss.

It remains constant because they exert equal and opposite forces on each other.

It increases as they move apart due to their individual momenta adding up.

It decreases since they start moving in opposite directions, cancelling out some momenta.

The angle at which bullet strikes the block.

The bullet’s initial momentum.

The gravitational pull on the bullet-block system.

The block's material properties.

Using colored smoke trails to trace the path of motion and visually distinguish instances where external work is being applied.

Substituting standard weights with hooked weights of differing materials, despite similar masses, to ensure a distinction due to the merely weight type.

Increasing the loudness of sounds produced by contacts between objects to ascertain whether sound level correlates with the loss of kinetic energy.

Implementing a device that continuously applies force in a direction perpendicular to the initial velocity vector of the moving object throughout the demonstration.