Momentum Basics

Momentum can best be described as ___________ in motion.

• resistance

• force

• inertia

• velocity

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The greek letter _____ is used as the symbol for momentum.

• delta

• sigma

• rho

• theta

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In order to have momentum, you must have both _____________ and ________________.

• speed, velocity

• velocity, force

• acceleration, mass

• mass, velocity

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Two objects have the same mass. Object A travels at double the speed as Object B. How do their momenta compare?

• Object A has double the momentum of Object B.

• Object A has half the momentum of Object B.

• Object A and Object B both have the same momentum.

• Object A and Object B both have no momentum.

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What is the momentum of a 100 kg box that is sitting at rest on the floor.

• 0 N s

• 0 J

• 0 m/s

• 0 kg

Momentum has a _______________ relationship to both mass and velocity.

• direct

• inderect

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A car that has a mass of 2000 kg travels at 20 m/s. What is its momentum?

• 100 N s

• 40,000 N s

• 0.01 N s

• 2, 038 N s

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A traveler is hiking and carrying 80 N s of momentum. If she has a mass of 70 kg, what is her speed?

• 5600 m/s

• 0.88 m/s

• 1.14 m/s

• 10 m/s

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What does it mean to say that momentum in a closed system is conserved?

• The total momentum before an event must be equal to the total momentum after an event.

• Momentum for an object can never change.

• Objects that move gain momentum.

• Objects at rest have no momentum.

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In conceptual physics, what is impulse?

• Impulse is a term that quantifies the overall effect of a force acting over time.

• Impulse is a measure of how an impact force acts along a time of impact.

• None of these is correct.

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