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4-1.Newton's Laws of Motion
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An isolated rail car originally moving with speed $v_0$ on a straight, frictionles, level track contains a large amount of sand. $A$ release valve on the bottom of the car malfunctions, and sand begins to pour out straight down relative to the rail car. Is momentum conserved in this process?
A
The momentum of the rail car alone is conserved
B
The momentum of the rail car $+$ sand remaining within the car is conserved
C
The momentum of the rail car $+$ all of the sand, both inside and outside the rail car, is conserved
D
Both $(A)$ and $(C)$
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