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Momentum - 9th grade

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the momentum of a 3000 kg truck moving at 2.5 m/s?

a)

1200

b)

1200 kg*m/s

c)

7500 kg*m/s

d)

0.00083 kg*m/s

2.
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
3.
Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving northward at 20 m/s......... 
a)
20000 N
b)
20000 Joules
c)
20000 Kg * m/s
d)
20000 kg * m/s north
4.
The equation to calculate momentum is
a)
p=mv
b)
p=1/2mv2
c)
p=mgh
d)
p=mg
5.
A runner has a momentum of 720 kg m/s and is traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s. What is his mass?
a)
14.4 kg
b)
1400 kg
c)
144 kg
d)
360 kg
6.
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
7.

Which of the following has the MOST momentum? (they are all rolling at the same velocity)

a)

rolling ping-pong ball

b)

rolling bowling ball

c)

rolling soccer ball

d)

rolling basketball

8.

If an object has a momentum of 40 kg x m/s and a mass of 60 kg, what is it's velocity?

a)

2400 m/s

b)

1.5 m/s

c)

240 m/s

d)

.67 m/s

9.

In order for an object to have momentum it must be ________

a)

moving

b)

motionless

c)

alive

d)

asleep

10.
When two objects collide, the Pbefore is ____________ the Pafter.
a)
more than 
b)
less than 
c)
equal to
d)
unrelated to
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.

In a game of pool, when the cue ball breaks the rack, momentum is _____from the cue ball to the rack, which is why cue ball stops moving.

a)

shared

b)

stationary

c)

transferred

13.

What is the momentum of a 15-kg rock falling at 3 m/s?

a)

5 kg m/s

b)

18 kg m/s

c)

45 kg m/s

14.

A bowling ball has 9 kg m/s of momentum when it is rolled 6 m/s. What is the mass of the bowling ball?

a)

54kg

b)

15kg

c)

3kg

d)

1.5kg

15.

T or F: a semi truck and a motorcycle can have the same momentum

a)

True

b)

False

16.
What is Newton's Law of Conservation of Momentum?
a)
Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a outside force
b)
Force = mass x acceleration
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
d)
Momentum can not be created or destroyed without outside forces
17.
A 2.5 kg ball moving at 4.2 m/s collides with a 2.5 kg stationary ball. If the first ball is at rest after the collision, what is the velocity of the second ball? 
a)
2.1 m/s
b)
2.5 m/s
c)
4.2 m/s
d)
8.4 m/s
18.

A 1 kg ball rolling 4 m/s runs into another 2 kg ball which is not moving. How much total momentum does the balls have before the collision

a)

4 kg*m/s

b)

6 kg*m/s

c)

12 kg*m/s

d)

0 kg*m/s

19.

A 6 kg ball has a momentum of 24 kg*m/s. What is the velocity of the ball?

a)

48 m/s

b)

1.33 m/s

c)

144 m/s

d)

4 m/s

20.
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