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Momentum Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Momentum is a measure of how hard it is to stop something.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The momentum of an object can be calculated by multiplying the mass of the object by its _____.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Force

c)

Velocity

d)

Impulse Time

3.

The greatest change in momentum will be produced by a __________.

a)

Small force acting over a short time

b)

Large force acting over a long time

c)

Large force acting over a short time

4.

Which has greater momentum, A 10,000 kg semi truck moving at 4 m/s or a 4,000 kg car moving at 20 m/s?

a)

Semi Truck

b)

Car

c)

They are the same

d)

Not enough information

5.

Which fires further, a long barreled cannon or a short barreled cannon?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

The same

6.

How can a 1 kg soccer ball have a momentum equal to a 8 kg bowling ball?

a)

Soccer ball moves same speed as bowling ball

b)

Soccer ball moves 8 times faster than the bowling ball

c)

Soccer ball moves 8 times slower than the bowling ball

d)

Bowling ball must be stationary

7.

Why does pulling a sling shot back further give a greater change in momentum?

a)

Larger force acted over a longer time

b)

Larger force acted over a shorter time

c)

Larger force acted over the same time

d)

Smaller force acted over a shorter time

8.

Why is hitting a hay stack and coming to a stop better than hitting a brick wall and coming to a stop

a)

Larger force acted over a longer time

b)

Larger force acted over a shorter time

c)

Larger force acted over the same time

d)

Smaller force acted over a shorter time

e)

Small force acted over a long time

9.

What are the units of Impulse?

a)

kgm/ss

b)

kg/s

c)

m/s

d)

kgm/s

e)

Imps

10.

A ping-pong ball moving east at a speed of 4 m/s, collides with a stationary bowling ball. The ping-pong ball bounces back to the west, and the bowling ball moves very slowly to the east. Which object experiences the greater magnitude impulse during the collision?

a)

the ping-pong ball

b)

the bowling ball

c)

Neither; both experience the same magnitude impulse

d)

It’s impossible to tell since the velocities after the collision are unknown

11.
The law of conservation of momentum states that, 
a)
p before is less than p after
b)
p before is the same as p after
c)
p before is more than p after
12.

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?

a)

0 kgm/s

b)

30 kgm/s

c)

50 kgm/s

d)

10 kgm/s

13.
A 2.5 kg ball moving at 4.2 m/s collides with a 2.5 kg stationary ball. If the first ball is at rest after the collision, what is the velocity of the second ball? 
a)
2.1 m/s
b)
2.5 m/s
c)
4.2 m/s
d)
8.4 m/s
14.

If you double the velocity of an object, then its momentum will ______________.

a)

will double

b)

will half

c)

will quadruple (x4)

d)

will be quartered (x 1/4)

15.
Momentum is conserved in this type of collision
a)
elastic
b)
inelastic
c)
momentum is conserved in both types of collisions
16.
In this type of collision, objects tend to "stick" together.
a)
elastic
b)
inelastic 
c)
They "stick" together in both types of collisions
17.

A bullet traveling at 500 m/s is brought to rest by an impulse of 50 N*s. What is the mass of the bullet?

a)

10 kg

b)

0.1 kg

c)

0.01 kg

d)

2500 kg

18.

A 1300 kg car sliding on frictionless ice at 25 m/s hits a stationary 2400 kg minivan. The two vehicles are locked together after impact on the ice. What is their speed after impact?

a)

0.0 m/s

b)

8.8 m/s

c)

25 m/s

d)

14 m/s

19.

A 1kg kick ball flying at 10m/s hits a wall and bounces off at 8m/s. What is the impulse?

a)

2 kgm/s

b)

18 kgm/s

c)

19 kgm/s

d)

20 kgm/s

20.
True/False:  The momentum does not change unless outside forces act on the objects.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

Cart A is pulled with a 2 Newton force for 2 seconds, and Cart B is pulled with a 1 Newton force for 3 seconds. Which cart experiences the greatest impulse?

a)

Cart B

b)

Cart A

c)

they are the same

22.

A bug flies into the windshield of a car going the opposite way. Which of the following are true.

a)

the force of impact is the same for both

b)

the impulse is the same for both

c)

the acceleration of the bug is larger than the truck

d)

A, B, and C are all true

23.

A 35 kg child runs across a store at 4 m/s and jumps onto a 30 kg shopping cart initially at rest. At what speed will the shopping cart and the child move together across the store?

a)

1 m/s

b)

2.2 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

6.2 m/s

24.

The impulse is ______ the change in momentum

a)

Greater than

b)

Equal to

c)

less than

d)

always double

25.

Momentum is a ____________________ quantity

a)

science

b)

scalar

c)

vector

d)

energy