Suppose a gun were made of a strong but very light material. Suppose also that the pellet is more massive than the gun itself. For such a weapon

A) the target would be safer than the shooter.
B) recoil problems would be lessened.
C) conservation of energy would not hold.
D) conservation of momentum would not hold.
E) both conservation of energy and momentum would not hold.


A

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

Some people wear bandanas soaked in water to keep cool during the summer.  How does this process work?

What will be an ideal response?

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Luzon Island is in the ________ of the Philippines

A) north B) south C) east D) west

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Which of the following materials is most likely to undergo reduction?

A. Na B. Na+ C. Cl2 D. Cl- E. both A and B

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Which of the following is used to measure earthquake intensity on a 0-to-9 logarithmic scale?

A) The Richter scale B) The Moment Magnitude Scale C) The Shifting Momentum Scale D) The Seismic Moment Scale E) None of the answer choices are correct.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences