Impulse and Momentum Word Problems

The law of conservation of momentum states that, 

• p before is less than p after
• p before is the same as p after
• p before is more than p after

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A 0.250 kg cart moving at 0.400 m/s has how much momentum?

• 0.1 kg-m/s
• 1 kg-m/s
• 10 kg-m/s
• 100 kg-m/s

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If 2 objects collide and stick together, what will happen to their velocities?

• velocities will increase
• velocities will decrease
• velocities will stay the same
• none of the above

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A 10kg toy truck moves at 5m/s East. It collides head-on with a 5kg toy car moving 10 m/s moving west. What is the total momentum of the system?

• 0 kgm/s
• 30 kgm/s
• 50 kgm/s
• 10 kgm/s

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A large box slides across a frictionless surface with a velocity of 12 m/s and a mass of 4 kg,  collides with a smaller box with a mass of 2 kg that is stationary.  The boxes stick together. What is the velocity of the two combined masses after collision?

• 0 m/s
• 4 m/s
• 8 m/s
• 12 m/s

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A biker with a mass of 75 kg moves along the path with a constant velocity of 5 m/s. What is the biker's momentum?

• 25 m/s
• 375 m/s
• 25 kg m/s
• 375 kg m/s

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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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In this type of collision, objects tend to "stick" together.

• elastic
• inelastic 
• They "stick" together in both types of collisions

A big fish swims upon and swallows a small fish at rest. After lunch, the big fish has less

• momentum
• velocity
• mass

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An 1 kg object moving to the right at 2 m/s collides inelastically with a 1 kg object moving to the left at 2 m/s. The final velocity of both objects will be 

• 0 m/s
• 1 m/s
• 2 m/s
• 4 m/s

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