Momentum | Slides 1-52

What are the two factors that affect the momentum of an object?

• speed and velocity

• time and mass

• distance and displacement

• mass and velocity

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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 object has the greatest momentum?

• An 18-wheeler tractor trailer at rest.
• An average mass person walking.
• A sports car driving on the highway.

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Momentum is a ____________________ quantity

• science

• scalar

• vector

• energy

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T/F: A big truck will always have more momentum than a small car.

• True

• False

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A 9300 kg railroad car traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s strikes a second boxcar that weighs 5000 kg at rest. The railroad car is brought to a sudden stop while the boxcar moves away from the collision. At what speed will the second boxcar move?

• 18.6 m/s

• 9.3 m/s

• 7.5 m/s

• 1.86 m/s

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What would happen to the momentum of a toy car if the mass is doubled and the velocity decreases by 1/2?

• It decreases by 1/4

• It decreases by 1/2

• Stays the same

• It is doubled

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A 0.15 kg mass moving at +26 m/s is slowed to a stop by a force of -390 N. How long does it take the force to stop the mass?

• 0.01 s

• 0.001 s

• 0.02 s

• 0.23 s

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A car is traveling 20 m/s. It takes 4 seconds with a 7,500 N force to come to a stop. What is the mass of the car?

• 150 kg

• 1,500 kg

• 37,500 kg

• 3,750 kg

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How can a tennis ball and a bowling ball have the same momentum?

• have the same speed

• have different speeds

• one is moving backwards

• they can't

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