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While standing on a basketball court, you throw a ball to a teammate. Why do you not move backwards as a result? Is the law of conservation of momentum violated?
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1. The law of conservation of momentum _______ violated, this is possible because the system "you-ball __________ isolated.
2. There is a ___________ that keeps you from moving backward that changes the momentum of the system.
options words: is, is not, friction force of the floor on your feet, gravity force of the Earth on your body.
While standing on a basketball court, you throw a ball to a teammate. Why do you not move backwards as a result?
You do not move backward because of the friction force of the floor on our feet.
Is the law of conservation of momentum violated?
No, the law of conservation is not violated because there are external forces acting on the “You- ball” system. External forces like gravity and friction are in action here.
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1. The law of conservation of momentum ___is not____ violated, this is possible because the system "you-ball" _____is not_____ isolated.
2. There is a _____friction force of the floor on your feet______ that keeps you from moving backward that changes the momentum of the system.
options words: is, is not, friction force of the floor on your feet, gravity force of the Earth on your body.
