Momentum

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

Which of the following is NOT a unit of momentum?

• kg*m/s

• N*s

• kg*mph

• kg*m/s²

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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

A 50 kg ball rolls down the street at 5 m/s. Calculate the momentum of the ball. 

• 55 kg*m/s
• 100 kg*m/s
• 250 kg*m/s
• 500 kg*m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

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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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

The equation to calculate momentum is

• p=mv
• p=1/2mv²
• p=mgh
• p=mg

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

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

Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving southward at 20 m/s......... 

• 20000 N
• 20000 Joules
• 20000 Kg * m/s south
• 10000 kg * m/s south

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A 2.5 kg ball moving at 5 m/s collides with a 2.5 kg stationary ball in a perfectly elastic collision.  What is the velocity of the second ball after the collision? 

• 5 m/s
• 2.5 m/s
• 10 m/s
• 7.5 m/s

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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