Consider a rocket is being fired. The kinetic energy of the rocket is increased by $16$ times,whereas its total mass is reduced by half through the burning of fuel. The factor by which its momentum increases is

$A$ satellite moving with velocity $v$ in a force-free space collects stationary interplanetary dust at a rate of $\frac{dM}{dt} = \alpha v$,where $M$ is the mass (of satellite + dust) at that instant. The instantaneous acceleration of the satellite is:

An isolated rail car originally moving with speed $v_0$ on a straight,frictionless,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. What happens to the speed of the rail car as the sand pours out?

$A$ flat plate moves normally with a speed $v_1$ towards a horizontal jet of water of uniform area of cross-section. The jet discharges water at the rate of volume $V$ per second at a speed of $v_2$. The density of water is $\rho$. Assume that water splashes along the surface of the plate at right angles to the original motion. The magnitude of the force acting on the plate due to the jet of water is

$A$ satellite in force-free space sweeps stationary interplanetary dust at a rate $\frac{dM}{dt} = \alpha v$,where $M$ is the mass,$v$ is the velocity of the satellite,and $\alpha$ is a constant. What is the deceleration of the satellite?

$A$ block of metal weighing $2 \,kg$ is resting on a frictionless plane (as shown in figure). It is struck by a jet releasing water at a rate of $1 \,kg \,s^{-1}$ and at a speed of $10 \,m \,s^{-1}$. Then,the initial acceleration of the block,in $m \,s^{-2}$,will be: