Explaining How Momentum Can Cause An astronaut on a space walk floats a little too far away
from the space station. Without air to push against, he
cannot paddle back. However, the astronaut is holding a
hammer. Explain how the astronaut could use the
hammer to move and why this will get him back to the
space station.

The astronaut can throw the hammer in a direction away from the space station. While he is holding the hammer, the total momentum of the astronaut and hammer is 0 kg • m/s. According to the law of conservation of momentum, the total momentum after he throws the hammer must still be 0 kg • m/s. In order for momentum to be conserved, the astronaut will have to move in the opposite direction of the hammer, which will be toward the space station.

Explanation:

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increasing transnational kinetic energy. because the transnational kinetic energy formula consists of only two variables, mass and velocity, increasing one of those properties is the only way to increase an object's transnational kinetic energy. increases to mass and velocity, however, do not have the same impact.