Momentum and Impulse

Softer landings tend to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The purpose of crumble zones on a car is to

• decrease time of impact.
• increase force of impact.
• increase the time of impact.
• decrease the impulse during impact.

The impulse-momentum theorem states that

• the impulse on an object is equal to the change in momentum it causes 
• the force on a moving object is equal to the magnitude of the impulse.
• the impulse on an object is greater than the change in momentum it causes 
• the impulse on an object is less than the change in momentum it causes