Momentum

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

Momentum is a ____________________ quantity

• science
• scalar
• vector
• energy

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A boy kicks a football with a force of 20 N, the time the force acts for is 0.3 s.
Calculate the impulse on the ball.

• 1 N*s
• 6 N*s
• 33.3 N*s 
• None of these

Which of the following has the greatest momentum? 

• a scurrying cockroach
• a parked semi-truck
• more information is needed

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

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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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

If a net force is acting on an object, 

• its velocity must be constant
• its velocity must be changing
• its mass must be changing
• its acceleration = 0 

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Most modern vehicles have padded dashboards. This reduces collision injuries by...

• reducing the driver's change in momentum
• increasing the driver's change in momentum
• increasing the force of impact
• increasing the time of impact

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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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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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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

Parkour Peter bends his knees upon landing in order to ____

• reduce his change in momentum
• increase his change in momentum
• increasing his landing time
• increasing his landing force

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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