Lt 5.4 - Conservation of Momentum

The total momentum before a collision is _________ the total momentum after a collision.

• equal to 
• less than 
• more than
• It depends on the type of collision

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Before the canon fires a cannon ball, both sit at rest. A person can confidently say the total momentum is...

• zero
• non-zero

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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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What is the the total momentum of the red and blue ball before the collision?

• 16 kg m/s
• 32 kg m/s
• 2 kg m/s
• 6 kg m/s

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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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When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum

• remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
• doubles
• quadruples
• decreases

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The total momentum before a collision is _________ the total momentum after a collision.

• equal to 
• less than 
• more than
• It depends on the type of collision

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

The recoil speed of a rifle is much less than the exit velocity of a bullet because...

• the rifle experiences a smaller force
• the rifle experiences a smaller change in momentum
• the rifle has a much greater mass
• the rifle does not obey the laws of physics

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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-PS2-2

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A person is standing on roller blades is holding a heavy medicine ball. If he throws the medicine ball horizontally to the right, what will be his resulting motion?

• to the right
• to the left
• backward
• no motion

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1