Question: 1. A space vehicle, in circular orbit around the Earth, collides with a small asteroid which ends up in the vehicle's storage bay. For this

1. A space vehicle, in circular orbit around the Earth, collides with a small asteroid which ends up in the vehicle's storage bay. For this collision,
(a) Only momentum is conserved.
(b) Only kinetic energy is conserved.
(c) Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved.
(d) Neither momentum nor kinetic energy is conserved.
2. A golf ball and an equal-mass bean bag are dropped from the same height and hit the ground. The bean bag stays on the ground while the golf ball rebounds. Which experiences the greater impulse from the ground?
(a) The golf ball.
(b) The bean bag.
(c) Both the same.
(d) Not enough information.

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