Momentum and Impulse

A 0.250 kg cart moving at 0.400 m/s has how much momentum?

• 0.1 kg-m/s
• 1 kg-m/s
• 10 kg-m/s
• 100 kg-m/s

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Softer landings tend to

• increase impact force
• increase force
• increase collision time
• increase change in momentum

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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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A runner has a momentum of 670 kg m/s and is travelling at a velocity of 9 m/s. What is his mass?

• 6030 kg
• 0.0134 kg
• 74.4 kg
• 80 kg

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The units for Impulse are

• N/s
• N.s
• N
• m/s

Cart A is pulled with a 2 Newton force for 2 seconds, and Cart B is pulled with a 1 Newton force for 3 seconds.  Which cart experiences the greatest impulse?

• Cart B
• Cart A
• they are the same

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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
• 66 N.s 
• None of these

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

The law of conservation of momentum states that, 

• p before is less than p after
• p before is the same as p after
• p before is more than p after

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

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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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A 10kg toy truck moves at 5m/s East. It collides head-on with a 5kg toy car moving 10 m/s moving west. What is the total momentum of the system?

• 0 kgm/s
• 30 kgm/s
• 50 kgm/s
• 10 kgm/s

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