Momentum introduction!

Which of the following has the greatest momentum?

• a scurrying cockroach

• a parked semi-truck

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Which of the following has more momentum? 

• a moving SUV
• a moving semi-truck
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Which of the following has the MOST momentum?

• rolling ping-pong ball

• rolling bowling ball

• rolling soccer ball

• rolling tennis ball

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Which object has more momentum?

• Baseball in the pitchers hand

• baseball, lost, in a messy room

• baseball in flight

• baseball in a catchers mitt

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Which object has more momentum?

• car driving near school

• car driving on highway

• car finding a parking place

• car driving in the city

Which is the most important factor in an object's momentum?

(2 answers)

• shape

• mass

• velocity

• volume

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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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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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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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