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Momentum Form3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  
a)
size and shape
b)
mass and speed
c)
mass and veloctiy
d)
mass and energy
2.
The equation to calculate momentum is
a)
p=mv
b)
p=1/2mv2
c)
p=mgh
d)
p=mg
3.
Momentum is a ____________________ quantity
a)
science
b)
scalar
c)
vector
d)
energy
4.
When two objects collide, the Pbefore is ____________ the Pafter.
a)
more than 
b)
less than 
c)
equal to
d)
unrelated to
5.
In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant
a)
Total Momentum
b)
total speed
c)
total Velocity
d)
Energy
6.
What is the unit for momentum?
a)
m/sec
b)
kg/sec
c)
kg/m
d)
kg m/sec
7.

In an elastic collision, ______ is conserved.

a)

Momentum only

b)

Kinetic Energy only

c)

Both momentum and energy

8.
In a perfectly inelastic collision, ______ is conserved. 
a)
Momentum only
b)
Kinetic Energy only
c)
Both momentum and kinetic energy
9.
A 50 kg ball rolls down the street at 5 m/s. Calculate the momentum of the ball. 
a)
55 kg*m/s
b)
100 kg*m/s
c)
250 kg*m/s
d)
500 kg*m/s
10.

If an object has a momentum of 40 kgm/s and a mass of 60 kg, what is it's velocity?

a)

2400 m/s

b)

1.5 m/s

c)

240 m/s

d)

.67 m/s

11.

If an object has a velocity of 15 m/s and a momentum of 30 m/s, what is its mass?

a)

450 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

4,500 m/s

d)

.5 m/s

12.

If an object has a mass of 20 kg and a velocity of 4 m/s, what is the momentum of the object?

a)

80 kgm/s

b)

4 kgm/s

c)

5 kgm/s

d)

.2 kgm/s

13.

An object has a mass of 5 kg, a displacement of 5 m, and a time of 25 s, what is its momentum?

a)

1 kgm/s

b)

750 kgm/s

c)

25 kgm/s

d)

625 kgm/s

14.
In a physics experiment, two carts of mass 1.5 kg each are rolled towards each other.  The orange cart has a velocity of 2 m/s and the blue cart has a velocity of -1m/s.  The carts stick together when they collide.  Calculate their final speed.
a)
0.5 m/s
b)
1.0 m/s
c)
0.33 m/s
d)
0.67 m/s
15.

Two football players with mass 75 kg and 100 kg run directly toward each other with speeds of -6 m/s and 8 m/s respectively. If they grab each other as they collide, the combined speed of the two players just after the collision would be:

a)

2 m/s

b)

3.4 m/s

c)

4.6 m/s

d)

7.1 m/s

16.

CHALLENGE QUESTION (not on test): A .030 kg bullet is fired from a gun with a speed of 350 m/s. If the gun has a mass of 0.9 kg, What is the recoil speed of the gun? (hint: Newton's 3rd law saws every action has an equal and opposite reaction (the momentum of object A = the momentum of object B))

a)

11.7 m/s

b)

9.0 m/s

c)

10.5 m/s

d)

10 m/s

17.
An object with a mass of 2000 kg at rest has what momentum?
a)
2000 kg m/sec
b)
0 kg m/sec
c)
2000 kg
d)
2000 m/sec
18.
This picture is an example of ____________
a)
Elastic Collision
b)
Inelastic collision
19.
Collisions can be ____________or ___________.
a)
fast or slow
b)
far or near
c)
elastic or inelastic
d)
none of the above
20.
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? 
a)
5 m/s
b)
2.5 m/s
c)
10 m/s
d)
7.5 m/s