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Momentum and Impulse Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 45mins

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.

Which has more momentum: a 1000-kg car stopped at a red light or a 12-kg bike moving at 15 mi/h?

a)

car

b)

bike

c)

they are equal

d)

cannot determine using the info provided

3.

Which object has more momentum?

a)

a 100-kg motorcycle going 30 km/h.

b)

a 12-kg bicycle traveling at 30 km/h.

c)

a 70-kg runner moving at 30 km/h.

d)

They all have the same momemtum.

4.

If two shopping carts are traveling at the same speed, but one is full and one is empty, which will have more momentum?

a)

The empty one

b)

The full one

c)

They have the same momentum.

5.

A 20-kg rock is traveling at 4 m/s, which of the following shows the correct calculation of the momentum of the rock?

a)

 p=mv=204=5 kg⋅msp=\frac{m}{v}=\frac{20}{4}=5\ kg\cdot\frac{m}{s}  

b)

 p=mv=20⋅4=80 kg⋅msp=mv=20\cdot4=80\ kg\cdot\frac{m}{s}  

c)

 I=Ft=20⋅4=80 N⋅sI=Ft=20\cdot4=80\ N\cdot s  

d)

 Δp=I=20 kg⋅ms\Delta p=I=20\ kg\cdot\frac{m}{s}  

6.

During a collision. an object experiences an impulse. The impulse causes and is equal to the _____ of the object

a)

energy change

b)

kinetic energy change

c)

force

d)

momentum

e)

momentum change

7.

The difference between a truck hitting a wall vs. the same car traveling at the same speed 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.

Padding in helmets can reduce head injuries by decreasing momentum over a ________time, which results in ________ force.

a)

shorter; less

b)

shorter; more

c)

longer time; less

d)

longer time; more

9.

A 0.2-kg egg lands on a carpeted floor. If its momentum right before impact is 0.8 kg*m/s and the egg doesn't break, how much impulse did the floor apply to it?

a)

0.16 N*s

b)

0.25 N*s

c)

0.8 N*s

d)

4 N*s

10.

A 0.2-kg egg lands on a carpeted floor. If its momentum right before impact is 0.8 kg*m/s and the egg breaks, how much impulse did the floor apply to it?

a)

0.16 N*s

b)

0.25 N*s

c)

0.8 N*s

d)

4 N*s

11.

Trebuchet's can launch heavy objects can greatly increase the momentum of heavy objects and launch them very far by applying a ________ force over a ______time.

a)

large; long

b)

small; long

c)

large; short

d)

small; short

12.

What momentum will a waterballoon acquire if a slingshot applies a force of 100 N to it for 0.5 s?

a)

p=mv =100⋅0.5=50 kg⋅msp=mv\ =100\cdot0.5=50\ kg\cdot\frac{m}{s}

b)

I=Ft=100⋅0.5 =50 N⋅sI=Ft=100\cdot0.5\ =50\ N\cdot s

c)

Δp=I=Ft=100⋅0.5=50 kg⋅ms\Delta p=I=Ft=100\cdot0.5=50\ kg\cdot\frac{m}{s}

d)

p=mv=1000.5=200 kgmsp=\frac{m}{v}=\frac{100}{0.5}=200\ \frac{kg}{\frac{m}{s}}

13.

This gif is an example of...

a)

An Inelastic collision

b)

An Elastic collsion

14.

An object traveling at 5 m/s collides with another object. Both stick together and continue to travel. What type of collision is this?

a)

Elastic collision

b)

Inelastic collision

c)

Normal collision

15.

The Law of Conservation of Momentum states:

a)

The total momentum before a collision is equal to the total momentum after a collision.

b)

The total momentum before a collision is greater than the total momentum after a collision.

c)

The total momentum before a collision is less than the total momentum after a collision.

d)

The total momentum before a collision is not related to the total momentum after a collision.

16.

Car A traveling at 20 mi/hr rear-ends car B (same mass) that is stopped at a stoplight in a elastic collision. If momentum is conserved, after the collision Car A will stop and Car B will

a)

travel in the same direction A had but at a slower speed.

b)

travel in the same direction that A had but at a faster speed.

c)

travel in the same direction and with the speed that A had.

d)

travel in the opposite direction A had at a slower speed.

17.

Two cars moving toward each other have a head-on inelastic collision and stop immediately. Compare the magnitude of their momentum before the collision.

a)

The more massive car had more momentum.

b)

The less massive car had more momentum.

c)

The cars had the same momentum.

d)

Can't tell; depends on the cars' masses.

18.

A block sliding on a frictionless surface runs into a second block at rest that has twice the mass. After the two collide, they stick together and travel with a velocity...

a)

that is twice (2 times) the original velocity of the first block.

b)

that is one-half (1/2) the original velocity of the first block

c)

that is equal to the original velocity of the first block.

d)

that is one-third (⅓) the original velocity of the first block

19.

A 1000-kg car and a 2000-kg truck moving toward each other have a head-on inelastic collision and stop immediately afterwards. Compare their speeds before the collision.

a)

The truck was moving at about twice the speed of the car.

b)

The car was moving at about twice the speed of the truck.

c)

They had the same speed.

d)

Not enough information to determine.

20.
The recoil speed of a rifle is much less than the exit velocity of a bullet because...
a)
the rifle experiences a smaller force
b)
the rifle experiences a smaller change in momentum
c)
the rifle has a much greater mass
d)
the rifle does not obey the laws of physics
21.
Two blocks begin at rest with an initial momentum of zero. After the spring is sprung, the two blocks move in opposite directions. What is the total final momentum? 
a)
zero
b)
a positive value in the direction of the heavier block
c)
a positive value in the direction of the faster block
d)
more information is needed
22.

Two skaters begin at rest. Skater 1 has a smaller mass than Skater 2. After they push off each other,...

a)

Skater 1 experiences a greater change in momentum

b)

Skater 2 experiences a greater change in momentum

c)

Skater 1 has a greater speed than Skater 2

d)

Skater 1 experiences a greater force

23.

A 300-kg cannon fires a 25-kg cannonball. If momentum is conserved, compared to the momentum of the cannonball, the recoil momentum of cannon is

a)

greater than the cannonball's momentum.

b)

less than the cannonball's momentum.

c)

equal in magnitude and opposite direction of cannonball

24.

A 300-kg cannon fires a 25-kg cannonball. If momentum is conserved, compared to the speed of the cannonball, the recoil speed of cannon is

a)

greater than the cannonball's speed.

b)

less than the cannonball's speed.

c)

equal to the cannonball's speed.