Conservation of Momentum and Impulse

If 2 objects collide and stick together, what will happen to their velocities?

• velocities will increase
• velocities will decrease
• velocities will stay the same
• none of the above

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

• elastic
• inelastic 
• They "stick" together in both types of collisions

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A big fish swims upon and swallows a small fish at rest. After lunch, the big fish has less

• momentum
• velocity
• mass

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The difference between a car hitting a wall vs. a car hitting a hay stack is

• the Impulse on the car hitting the wall is greater
• the change in momentum of the car hitting the wall is greater
• the force on the car hitting the hay stack is greater
• the collision time of the car hitting the hay stack is greater

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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

A 5 N force is applied to a 3 kg ball to change its velocity from +9 m/s to +3 m/s.  The impulse on the ball is  ______ N s.

• -2.5
  .
  .
• -10
• -18
• -45

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A 5 N force is applied to a 3 kg ball to change its velocity from +9 m/s to +3 m/s.  The time for the collision is _____ seconds.

• 1.8
  .
  .
• 2.5
• 3.6
• 10

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A 40-kilogram mass is moving across a horizontal surface at 5.0 m/s.  What is the magnitude of the net force required to bring the mass to a stop in 8.0 seconds?

• 1 N
• 40 N
• 25 N
• 5 N

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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