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Momentum

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

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The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.

size and shape

mass and speed

mass and veloctiy

mass and energy

The equation to calculate momentum is

p=mv

p=1/2mv²

p=mgh

p=mg

A 2.5 kg ball moving at 5 m/s collides with a 2.5 kg stationary ball in a perfectly elastic collision. What is the velocity of the second ball after the collision?

5 m/s

2.5 m/s

10 m/s

7.5 m/s

Which object has more momentum?

car driving near school

car driving on freeway

car finding a parking place

car driving in the city

which object has more momentum?

automobile

moving train

snowmobile

plane taking off

The law of conservation of momentum states that the total momentum of all objects interacting with each other will ________________________ no matter of the nature of the forces between the object.

increase

decrease

remain constant

fluctuate

What are the units for momentum

kg*m/s

m/s

none of these

The total momentum before a collision is _________ the total momentum after a collision.

equal to

less than

more than

It depends on the type of collision

What are the units for mass?

m/s

kg*m/s

none of these

10.

When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum

remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.

doubles

quadruples

decreases

11.

Which has more momentum: a car at a stop light or a bike moving at 15 mph?

car

bike

they are equal

cannot determine using the info provided

12.

A 2 kg cart has a momentum of 16 kg m/s. What is its velocity?

8 m/s

32 m/s

0.125 m/s

18 m/s

13.

In the momentum equation, how do you calculate velocity?

v=d/t

v=pm

v=p/m

v=m/p

14.

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

15.

In the momentum equation, how do you calculate mass?

m=vp

m=pv

m=v/p

m=p/v

16.

A 50 kg ball rolls down the street at 5 m/s. Calculate the momentum of the ball.

55 kg*m/s

100 kg*m/s

250 kg*m/s

500 kg*m/s

17.

Momentum is large when mass is large, when ___________ is large, or both are large.

speed

direction

velocity

18.

If an eagle and a bumble bee are both traveling at 10 km/hr, which has the greater momentum?

eagle

bumble bee

both

19.

Which has a greater momentum: a 2-ton roller coaster moving 50 km/hr or a 2.5 ton truck moving at 35 km/hr?

truck

roller coaster

both

20.

Momentum can be shifted between two objects. True or False.

True

False

21.

An object with a mass of 2000 kg at rest has what momentum?

2000 kg m/sec

0 kg m/sec

2000 kg

2000 m/sec

22.

Momentum is given by the formula p = mv. Choose the correct answer below :

p = power , m = mass , v = velocity

p = momentum , m = motion , v = volume

p = power , m = mass , v = volume

p = momentum , m = mass , v = velocity

23.

Which of the following is NOT a unit of momentum?

kg*m/s

N*s

kg*mph

kg*m/s²

24.

What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?

Motion

Force

Friction

Gravity

25.

Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?

Motion

Friction

Work

Displacement

26.

If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force. What will happen?

The boy in blue will win.

They will not move at all.

The boy in red will win.

Both will fall down.

27.

What is the attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass?

Weight

Mass

Gravity

Viscosity

28.

If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________

unbalanced

weak

balanced

Hulk Smash!

29.

When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?

The cannon moving forward

The cannonball moving forward

The cannon moving backward

The cannonball moving backward

30.

What Newtons law does this picture represent

Newtons 2nd law

Law of gravity

Newtons 1st law

Newtons 5th law

31.

The Law of Conservation of Momentum states:

The total momentum before a collision is equal to the total momentum after a collision.

The total momentum before a collision is greater than the total momentum after a collision.

The total momentum before a collision is less than the total momentum after a collision.

The total momentum before a collision is not related to the total momentum after a collision.

32.

According to the Law of Conservation of Momentum, when two objects collide:

both objects lose momentum.

both objects gain momentum

momentum is neither lost nor gained.

momentum is always lost or gainer.

33.

Which of the following objects would have the most momentum?

A 10 kg ball rolling down the hallway at 2 m/s.

A 5 kg ball rolling down the hallway at 5 m/s.

A 100 kg ball at rest in the corner of the hallway.

A 10 kg ball rolling down the hallway at 1 m/s.

34.

Two soccer balls collide. The first soccer ball hits the second soccer ball which was at rest on the ground. What is true of the momentum?

The total momentum of the isolated system stays the same.

The total momentum of the isolated system decreases.

The total momentum of the isolated system increases.

The total momentum of the isolated system equals zero since the second soccer ball was at rest.

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Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

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