Suppose The Entire World Population Gathers In One Spot And At The Sounding Of A Prearranged Signal, Everyone Jumps Up. While All The People Are In Th

Suppose the entire world population gathers in one spot and at the sounding of a prearranged signal, everyone jumps up. While all the people are in the air, does Earth gain momentum in the opposite direction?

 

Suppose the entire world population gathers in one spot and at the sounding of a prearranged signal, everyone jumps up. While all the people are in the air, does Earth gain momentum in the opposite direction?

A. No; the Earth is so huge that the planets change in momentum is essentially zero.  

B. Yes; because of its much larger mass, the change in momentum of the Earth is much less than that of all the jumping people.  

C. Yes; the Earth recoils, with change in momentum equal to and opposite that of the people.  

D. It depends.

C. Yes; the Earth recoils, with change in momentum equal to and opposite that of the people.  

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Sample problem for momentum

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Code 9.22.4.1.


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