Unit 5: Momentum Vocab Quiz

The difference between the final and initial values of momentum; the mass times the change in velocity is known as _______.

• change in momentum

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• work done

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A system in which the net external force is zero is called an _______.

• isolated system

• open system

• closed system

• dynamic system

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A collision in which objects separate after impact and kinetic energy is conserved is called an _______.

• elastic collision

• inelastic collision

• perfectly inelastic collision

• plastic collision

When the net external force is zero, the total momentum of the system is conserved or constant. This is known as the _______.

• law of conservation of momentum

• law of conservation of energy

• law of inertia

• law of universal gravitation

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

The average net external force multiplied by the time the force acts; equal to the change in momentum is called _______.

• impulse

• work

• energy

• power

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The product of a system's mass and velocity is known as _______.

• linear momentum

• angular momentum

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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A collision in which kinetic energy is not conserved is called an _______.

• inelastic collision

• elastic collision

• perfectly elastic collision

• superelastic collision

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NGSS.HS-PS2-3

A collision in which objects stick together after impact and kinetic energy is not conserved is called a _______.

• perfectly inelastic collision

• elastic collision

• partially elastic collision

• superelastic collision

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Fill in the blank: The backward movement of an object caused by the transfer of momentum from another object in a collision is called _________.

• recoil

• reflection

• refraction

• rotation

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