Momentum

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

• size and shape

• mass and inertia

• mass and veloctiy

• mass and energy

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A 65 kg ice skater standing on frictionless ice throws a 0.15 kg snowball horizontally at a speed of 32.0 m/s. At what velocity does the skater move backward?

• - 0.07 m/s

• - 0.30 m/s

• - 0.15 m/s

• - 1.20 m/s

• None of the above

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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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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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In this type of collision, objects tend to "stick" together.

• elastic

• inelastic

• They "stick" together in both types of collisions

Momentum is conserved in this type of collision

• elastic
• inelastic
• momentum is conserved in both types of collisions

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Sally runs and jumps off of a diving board and lands on a tube (she stays in the tube). The collision between Sally and the tube is

• Elastic

• Explosive

• Inelastic

• Completely absurd

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

• True

• False

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Which of the following has more momentum? 

• a moving SUV
• a moving semi-truck
• more information is needed

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In an elastic collision, ______ is conserved.

• Momentum only

• Kinetic Energy only

• Both momentum and energy

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