Momentum/Impulse

In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant

• Total Momentum
• total speed
• total Velocity
• Energy

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

T/F:  A big truck will always have more momentum than a small car.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

An egg is thrown at a wall and at a bed sheet. The force of impact will be

• Greater against the wall
• Greater against the sheet
• Force is equal

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-3

How can a tennis ball and a bowling ball have the same momentum?

• have the same speed
• have different speeds
• one is moving backwards
• they can't

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A 120 kg lineman moving at -2 m/s tackles an 80 kg fullback moving at +8 m/s. If the fullback's velocity after they collide is +2 m/s, what is the lineman's velocity?

• 2 m/s
• 8.7 m/s
• 4.7 m/s
• 6 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A 3,000 kg truck moving at +10 m/s hits a 1,000 kg parked car which moves off at +15 m/s. What is the velocity of the truck?

• 10 m/s
• 0 m/s
• 5 m/s
• 2 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Cart A is pulled with a 2 Newton force for 2 seconds, and Cart B is pulled with a 1 Newton force for 3 seconds.  Which cart experiences the greatest impulse?

• Cart B
• Cart A
• they are the same

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A large box slides across a frictionless surface with a velocity of 12 m/s and a mass of 4 kg,  collides with a smaller box with a mass of 2 kg that is stationary.  The boxes stick together. What is the velocity of the two combined masses after collision?

• 0 m/s
• 4 m/s
• 8 m/s
• 12 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A 60 kg basketball player stands still to catch a ball. The player catches the 0.15 kg ball flying horizontally at a velocity of 34 m/s. What is the player’s velocity immediately after catching and holding onto the ball?

• 0.15 m/s
• 0.085 m/s
• -0.085 m/s
• -0.15 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

In a physics experiment, two carts of mass 1.5 kg each are rolled towards each other.  The orange cart has a velocity of 2 m/s and the blue cart has a velocity of -1m/s.  The carts stick together when they collide.  Calculate their final speed.

• 0.5 m/s
• 1.0 m/s
• 0.33 m/s
• 0.67 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2