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Momentum Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A golf club hits a golf ball. The golf ball's change in momentum is __________________ the golf club's.

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

2.

A golf club hits a golf ball. The force that the golf ball feels is __________________ the force that the golf club feels.

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

3.

A golf club hits a golf ball. The golf ball's mass is ____________ the mass of the golf club.

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

4.

A golf club hits a golf ball. The golf ball's change in velocity is ____________ the golf club's change in velocity.

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

5.

A car and bird are about to hit each other. What is not true about the collision?

a)

They will have the same change in velocity

b)

They will experience the same force.

c)

They will experience the same change in momentum

d)

The total momentum is the same before and after the collision.

6.

A car and bird are about to hit each other. Why will the bird suffer more damage?

a)

The bird has smaller mass, and so has bigger change in velocity.

b)

The bird experiences more force

c)

The bird is not moving as fast as the car

d)

The bird changes its momentum more

7.

A 1 kg ball rolling 4 m/s runs into another 2 kg ball which is not moving. How much total momentum does the balls have before the collision

a)

4

b)

6

c)

12

d)

0

8.

A 1 kg ball rolling 4 m/s runs into another 2 kg ball which is not moving. How much total momentum does the balls have after the collision?

a)

4

b)

12

c)

6

d)

0

9.

A boy is standing on a skateboard. Before he throws the ball, the skateboard is not moving. After he throws the ball the skateboard will ...

a)

remain still.

b)

move forward slower than the ball.

c)

move backward faster than the ball.

d)

move backwards slower than the ball.

10.

A boy is standing on a skateboard. He tries to make himself go backwards by throwing a ball forward. He can go backwards faster if he ...

a)

throws the ball faster

b)

throws a larger ball

c)

both these will work

11.

The box on the left runs into the box on the right and they stick together. The resulting velocity will be..

a)

4 m/s

b)

more than 4 m/s

c)

less then 4 m/s

12.

The box on the left runs into the box on the right and they stick together. The total momentum before the collision is ________ kg m/s

a)

8

b)

4

c)

10

d)

16

13.

The box on the left runs into the box on the right and they stick together. The total momentum after the collision is ________ kg m/s

a)

8

b)

4

c)

10

d)

16

14.

The two blocks shown in the picture are about to collide and stick together. Which direction will they go after the collision?

a)

To the left

b)

To the right

c)

They will both stop in the middle

15.

The two blocks shown in the picture are about to collide and stick together. What is the momentum of this system?

a)

10

b)

6

c)

18

d)

3

16.

The two blocks shown in the picture are about to collide and stick together. How fast will they go after the collision?

a)

More than 4 m/s

b)

Less than 4 m/s

c)

4 m/s

17.

The two boxes shown are about to collide. The box on the left will come to a stop. The box on the right will bounce backwards. The 5 kg box will have a change in momentum of ...

a)

12 kg m/s

b)

10 kg m/s

c)

-10 kg m/s

d)

16 kg m/s

18.

The two boxes shown are about to collide. The box on the left will come to a stop. The box on the right will bounce backwards. How much momentum will the box on the left lose.

a)

12 kg m/s

b)

2 kg m/s

c)

10 kg m/s

d)

16 kg m/s

19.

The two boxes shown are about to collide. The box on the left will come to a stop. The box on the right will bounce backwards. What is the total momentum of this system?

a)

2 kg m/s

b)

12 kg m/s

c)

22 kg m/s

d)

16 kg m/s

20.

A box is moving as shown in the picture. What is the momentum of the box?

a)

4 kg m/s

b)

5 kg m/s

c)

9 kg m/s

d)

20 kg m/s