Collisions Lesson

Momentum and Collisions: What is Momentum?

Multiple Choice

1) Momentum is the measurement of _____ in motion?

• Time

• Mass

• Work

• Power

• Energy

Multiple Choice

2) What letter is typically used to represent momentum in physic equations?

• m

• w

• v

• b

• p

Multiple Choice

Finish the formula: Momentum = Mass * _________

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Voltage

• Power

• Work

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a unit of measurement for momentum?

• N

• N m/s

• J

• kg m/s

• J/s

Multiple Choice

Because momentum is a vector measurement, it has both a magnitude and a _______.

• Direction

• Velocity

• Temperature

• Speed

• Volume

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about collisions according to the Law of Momentum Conservation?

• The total momentum of the objects must remain the same

• The momentum of each object must stay the same

• Some momentum will be lost

• None of the Above

Multiple Choice

If a 70kg man and a 40k boy are both running at the same velocity, who has more momentum?

• The boy

• The man

• They both have the same momentum

Multiple Choice

What is the momentum of a 3 kg ball moving at the velocity of 5 m/s east?

• 3 kg m/s east

• 5 kg m/s west

• 15 kg m/s west

• 15 kg m/s east

• 0 kg m/s

Multiple Choice

What do we call it when two or more moving objects exert forces on each other for a short period of time?

• Momentum

• Work

• Collisions

• Friction

• Energy

Multiple Choice

If a ball is moving at the velocity of 10 m/s east with a momentum of 50 kg m/s east, what is its mass?1 kg

• 1 kg

• 2.5 kg

• 5 kg

• 25 kg

• 500 kg