Physics Momentum Vocab Quiz

The quantity of motion of a body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity

• momentum
• impulse
• law of conservation of momentum
• elastic collision
• collision

a product of force and time interval during which the force acts. equals a momentum change.

• impulse
• momentum
• law of conservation of momentum
• elastic collision
• collision

an object or system of objects will maintain a constant angular momentum unless acted upon by an unbalanced force

• law of conservation of momentum
• momentum
• impulse
• elastic collision
• collision

A collision which colliding objects rebound without lasting deformation or heat generation

• elastic collision
• momentum
• impulse
• law of conservation of momentum
• collision

an instance of one moving object or person striking violently against together

• collision
• momentum
• impulse
• law of conservation of momentum
• elastic collision

a collision in which the total kinetic energy of the colliding bodies or particles is not the same after the collision as it was before

• inelastic collision
• momentum
• impulse
• law of conservation of momentum
• elastic collision

a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor

• pelton wheel
• momentum
• impulse
• law of conservation of momentum
• elastic collision

a push or pull exerted on an object

• force
• momentum
• impulse
• law of conservation of momentum
• elastic collision

move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it

• bounce
• momentum
• impulse
• law of conservation of momentum
• elastic collision