Momentum & Impulse

What is the formula for calculating momentum?

• m=mv
• p=m/v
• p=v/m
• p=vm

A biker with a mass of 75 kg moves along the path with a constant velocity of 5 m/s. What is the biker's momentum?

• 25 m/s
• 375 m/s
• 25 kg m/s
• 375 kg m/s

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When a bat collides with a baseball, the momentum of the bat

• transfers to the momentum of the ball
• transfers from the momentum of the ball
• does not transfer from the bat to the ball
• does not transfer from the ball to the bat

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If two objects collide and stick together, what will happen to their overall momentum?

• momentum will decrease
• momentum will increase
• momentum will stay the same
• none of the above

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If 2 objects collide and stick together, what will happen to their velocities?

• velocities will increase
• velocities will decrease
• velocities will stay the same
• none of the above

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Which takes more force  to catch, a bowling ball or a ping pong ball?

• bowling ball because it has more momentum
• ping pong ball because it has more momentum
• both require the same amount of force when catching
• bowling ball because it has less momentum

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If an action force is a golf club hitting a golf ball, then the reaction force is

• exerted on the golf ball
• exerted on the golf cart
• exerted on the golf club by the golf ball
• exerted by the squirrel that is hiding in the tree

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How much momentum does a 50 kg mass moving at 10 m/s have?

• 5 kg m/s
• 500 kg m/s
• 5 N
• 500 N

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The units for momentum are

• kg
• m/s
• kg-m/s
• kg/m/s

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The law of conservation of momentum states that, 

• p before is less than p after
• p before is the same as p after
• p before is more than p after

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