Momentum (Part 1)

Which of the following has the greatest momentum?

• a scurrying cockroach

• a parked semi-truck

• more information is needed

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

• 20000 N
• 20000 Joules
• 20000 Kg * m/s
• 20000 kg * m/s north

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The definition of momentum is

• Mass in Motion
• The size of an object
• The velocity of an object
• A comparison between two objects

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The equation to calculate momentum is

• p=mv
• p=1/2mv²
• p=mgh
• p=mg

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A runner has a momentum of 720 kg m/s and is traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s. What is his mass?

• 14.4 kg
• 1400 kg
• 144 kg
• 360 kg

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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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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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