IPC - Momentum Practice Problems

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  

• size and shape
• mass and speed
• mass and veloctiy
• mass and energy

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

The equation to calculate momentum is

• p=mv
• p=1/2mv²
• p=mgh
• p=mg

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 mph?

• car
• bike
• they are equal
• cannot determine using the info provided

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving southward at 20 m/s......... 

• 20000 N
• 20000 Joules
• 20000 Kg * m/s south
• 10000 kg * m/s south

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A runner has a momentum of 720 kg m/s and is traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s. What is his mass?

• 14.4 kg
• 1400 kg
• 144 kg
• 360 kg

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A 2 kg cart has a momentum of 10 kg m/s. What is its velocity?

• 22 m/s
• .2 m/s
• 5.0 m/s
• 20 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Which of the following has more momentum? 

• a small truck traveling at 40mph
• a large truck traveling at 40mph
• more information is needed

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A 50 kg ball rolls down the street at 5 m/s. Calculate the momentum of the ball. 

• 55 kg*m/s
• 100 kg*m/s
• 250 kg*m/s
• 500 kg*m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Two skaters begin at rest. Skater 1 has a smaller mass than Skater 2. After they push off each other,...

• Skater 1 experiences a greater change in momentum
• Skater 2 experiences a greater change in momentum
• Skater 1 has a greater velocity than Skater 2
• Skater 1 experiences a greater force

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-2

What happens to the speed of the wagon as the rain collects inside of it?

• it decreases
• it remains constant
• it increases

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1