A bullet hits and gets embedded in a sol...

A bullet hits and gets embedded in a solid block resting on a frictionless surface. In this process, which of the following is correct ?

Only momentum is conserved

Only kinetic energy is conserved.

Neither momentum nor kinetic energy is conserved.

Both momentum and kinetic energy is conserved.

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