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2.7-Impulse & Impulsive Force

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Impulse is a (a)  

2.

Impulsive force is the (a)   in a collision or impact in a short period of time

3.

The symbol and unit for Impulse are

a)

J and N/s

b)

J and N s

c)

F and N

d)

W and N s

4.

Which of the following situations does not require large impulse force?

a)

A baseball competition

b)

A karate expert breaking a piece of plank with his bare hands

c)

A high jumper jumping across the pole onto a thick mattress

d)

A mother pounding chillies with a pestle

5.

A stationary hockey ball with a mass of 2 kg is given a horizontal impulse of 30.0 N s. What is the velocity of the ball after the impact?

a)

10 m s-1

b)

12 m s-1

c)

15 m s-1

d)

18 m s-1

6.

A man applies a force of 15 N for 0.6 s when throwing a 0.4 kg stone. The impulse given to the stone is (a)  

7.

The following materials can reduce impulsive force.....

a)

polystyrene packing

b)

mattress for a high jump event

c)

pestle and mortar

8.

A hockey player uses a hockey stick to hit a hockey ball, causing the ball to travel with a velocity of 30 m s-1. If the mass of the hockey ball is 100 g and the time of impact between the hockey stick and the ball is 5 x 10-3 s, calculate the impulsive force exerted by the hockey ball.

a)

600 N

b)

-600 N

c)

600 000 N

d)

-600 000 N

9.
Softer landings tend to
a)
increase impact force
b)
increase force
c)
increase collision time
d)
increase change in momentum
10.

Impulse can be determined by calculating the area under graph of

a)

force (f) - time (t) graph

b)

impulse (J) - time (t) graph

c)

momentum (p) - time( t) graph

d)

velocity (v) - time (t) graph