Two carts of equal mass are on a horizontal surface with negligible friction. Cart A is approaching cart B, which is at rest, as shown in Figure 1 above. Attached to cart B is a spring that is initially compressed. At the moment cart A collides with cart B, the spring is released and pushes on cart A, as shown in Figure 2 above. Which of the following correctly states what happens to the kinetic energy and the momentum of the two-cart system as a result of the collision compared to those quantities before the collision?
(A) Kinetic energy: Increases; Magnitude of Momentum: Decreases
(B) Kinetic energy: Increases; Magnitude of Momentum: Stays the same
(C) Kinetic energy: Increases; Magnitude of Momentum: Increases
(D) Kinetic energy: Stays the same; Magnitude of Momentum: Decreases
(E) Kinetic energy: Stays the same; Magnitude of Momentum: Stays the same