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An Astronaut Floating in the International Space Station Catches a Frisbee

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An astronaut floating in the International Space Station catches a Frisbee thrown directly toward his or her center of mass. Does the astronaut + Frisbee's change in thermal energy ΔUth \Delta U^{\text {th }} depend on whether the Frisbee is spinning or not, and if so, which case makes it larger?


A) ?Uth is greater if the Frisbee is spinning.
B) ?Uth is the same in both cases.
C) ?Uth is greater if the Frisbee is not spinning.
D) One needs more information to tell.

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