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Date May 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18M.1.SL.TZ1.6
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
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18M.1.SL.TZ1.6

Child X throws a ball to child Y. The system consists of the ball, the children and the Earth. What is true for the system when the ball has been caught by Y?

                                         M18/4/PHYSI/SPM/ENG/TZ1/06

 

A.     The momentum of child Y is equal and opposite to the momentum of child X.

B.     The speed of rotation of the Earth will have changed.

C.     The ball has no net momentum while it is in the air.

D.     The total momentum of the system has not changed.

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