An astronaut is stranded outside her spaceship. She is wearing a tool belt that contains a device that releases jets of air. Can the astronaut get back to her spaceship? Explain how.(1 point)

Question

An astronaut is stranded outside her spaceship. She is wearing a tool belt that contains a device that releases jets of air. Can the astronaut get back to her spaceship? Explain how.(1 point)

The astronaut can release air from the device in a direction that points away from the spaceship.

The astronaut cannot get back to her spaceship.

The astronaut can release air from the device in a direction that points towards the spaceship

The astronaut can release air from the device in all directions around her in the hopes that she will move towards the spaceship.

Answer 1

The correct answer is "The astronaut can release air from the device in a direction that points away from the spaceship." By releasing jets of air in the opposite direction to the spaceship, according to Newton's Third Law of Motion, the astronaut will experience a reactive force pushing her towards the spaceship. This principle is known as conservation of momentum.