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Momentum

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following has the MOST momentum?

a)

rolling ping-pong ball

b)

rolling bowling ball

c)

rolling soccer ball

d)

rolling basketball

2.
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
3.
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
4.
When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum
a)
remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
b)
doubles
c)
quadruples
d)
decreases
5.
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
6.

The units for Impulse are

a)

kg

b)

NsN\cdot s

c)

N

d)

m/s

e)

kgmskg\cdot\frac{m}{s}

7.
The difference between a car hitting a wall vs. a car hitting a hay stack is
a)
the Impulse on the car hitting the wall is greater
b)
the change in momentum of the car hitting the wall is greater
c)
the force on the car hitting the hay stack is greater
d)
the collision time of the car hitting the hay stack is greater
8.
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  
a)
size and shape
b)
mass and speed
c)
mass and velocity
d)
mass and energy
9.
A boy kicks a football with a force of 20 N in 0.3 s.
Calculate the impulse on the ball.
a)
1 N.s
b)
6 N.s
c)
66 N.s 
d)
None of these
10.
The equation to calculate momentum is __________.
a)
p=mv
b)
p=1/2mv2
c)
p=mgh
d)
p=mg
11.
Which object listed below has the greatest momentum?
a)
A 0.05 kg object rolling at 0.2 m/s.
b)
A 0.15 kg object rolling at 2 m/s.
c)
A 0.15 kg object rolling at 1 m/s
d)
A 0.4 kg object rolling at 2 m/s.
12.
The definition of momentum is
a)
Mass in Motion
b)
The size of an object
c)
The velocity of an object
d)
A comparison between two objects
13.
In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant
a)
Total Momentum
b)
total speed
c)
total Velocity
d)
Energy
14.
Momentum is a ____________________ quantity
a)
science
b)
scalar
c)
vector
d)
energy
15.
Which object has the greatest momentum?
a)
Object A
b)
Object B
c)
Object C
d)
cannot be determined
16.

At what speed do the two blocks move after the collision?

a)

2 m/s

b)

5 m/s

c)

10 m/s

17.
Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 mph?
a)
car
b)
bike
c)
they are equal
d)
cannot determine using the info provided
18.
When two objects collide, the Pbefore is ____________ the Pafter.
a)
more than 
b)
less than 
c)
equal to
d)
unrelated to
19.
When a bat collides with a baseball, the momentum of the bat
a)
transfers to the momentum of the ball
b)
transfers from the momentum of the ball
c)
does not transfer from the bat to the ball
d)
does not transfer from the ball to the bat
20.
Sally runs and jumps off of a diving board and lands on a tube (she stays in the tube).  The collision between Sally and the tube is
a)
Elastic
b)
Inelastic
c)
Perfectly Inelastic
d)
Completely absurd