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momentum and impulse

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Softer landings tend to
a)
increase impact force
b)
increase force
c)
increase collision time
d)
increase change in momentum
2.
A runner has a momentum of 670 kg m/s and is travelling at a velocity of 9 m/s. What is his mass?
a)
6030 kg
b)
0.0134 kg
c)
74.4 kg
d)
80 kg
3.
The purpose of crumble zones on a car is to
a)
decrease time of impact.
b)
increase force of impact.
c)
increase the time of impact.
d)
decrease the impulse during impact.
4.

In an isolated system, the net ____ on that system is zero.

a)

external force

b)

internal force

c)

time interval

d)

displacement

5.
A biker with a mass of 75 kg moves along the path with a constant velocity of 5 m/s. What is the biker's momentum?
a)
25 m/s
b)
375 m/s
c)
25 kg m/s
d)
375 kg m/s
6.
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
7.

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

8.
The total momentum before a collision is _________ the total momentum after a collision.
a)
equal to 
b)
less than 
c)
more than
d)
It depends on the type of collision
9.
If two objects have the same mass, then the faster moving object has ____________ momentum.
a)
more 
b)
less
c)
the same
10.

The units for Impulse are

a)

kg

b)

N⋅sN\cdot s

c)

N

d)

m/s

e)

kg⋅mskg\cdot\frac{m}{s}

11.
How can a tennis ball and a bowling ball have the same momentum?
a)
have the same speed
b)
have different speeds
c)
one is moving backwards
d)
they can't
12.

Check ALL that apply.

Impulse is:

a)

The force that creates an acceleration.

b)

The change in momentum.

c)

the change in velocity that can be caused by a constant force over some discrete amount of time.

d)

A vector

e)

NOT a vector

13.

For an object that hits a wall and bounces back, the Δp is:

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

14.

When a cannon fires a cannon ball, it recoils backwards. This occurs because of...

a)

Energy in the system is conserved

b)

Energy in the system is increased

c)

Momentum in the system is conserved

d)

Energy in the system is not conserved

15.

An egg landing on a soft surface will remain intact. The surface increases the _____ and decreases the _____ during the impact

a)

impulse, time

b)

impulse, force

c)

force, time

d)

time, force

16.

A 10 kg object moves at 2 m/s to the right and collides with a 4 kg object moving at 5 m/s to the left. The total momentum is_____

a)

20 kg*m/s

b)

40 kg*m/s

c)

10 kg*m/s

d)

30 kg*m/s

e)

0 kg*m/s

17.
When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum __________.
a)
remains unchanged 
b)
doubles
c)
quadruples
d)
decreases
18.

This gif is an example of...

a)

An Inelastic collision

b)

An Elastic collsion