WorksheetsMomentum
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________.
mass - how much stuff it has
acceleration - the rate at which the stuff changes its velocity
weight - the force by which gravity attracts the stuff to Earth
velocity - how fast and in what direction it's stuff is moving
position - where the stuff is at
Momentum is a ____________ quantity.
scalar
vector
Which are complete descriptions of the momentum of an object? Choose three correct answers.
2.3 kg•m/s
7.2 kg•m/s, right
6.1 kg•m/s2, down
4.2 m/s, east
1.9 kg•m/s, west
The two quantities needed to calculate an object's momentum are mass and (a) .
Consider the mass and velocity of Objects A and B. Compared to Object B, Object A has _________ momentum.
two times the
four times the
eight times the
the same
one-half the
Calculate the momentum value of
a 2.0-kg brick moving through the air at 12 m/s.
10 kgm/s
0.5 kg m/s
14.0 kgm/s
24 kgm/s
6. Calculate the momentum value of a
3.5-kg wagon moving along the sidewalk at 1.2 m/s.
4.7 kgm/s
4.2 kgm/s
2.92 kgm/s
2.3 kgm/s
With what velocity must a 0.53kg softball be moving to equal the momentum of a 0.31kg baseball moving at 21 m/s? Answer correct to 1 decimal place.
12.3 m/s
12.3 kgm/s
12.3 kg
12.2 m/s
