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Momentum Basics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Momentum can best be described as ___________ in motion.

a)

resistance

b)

force

c)

inertia

d)

velocity

2.

The greek letter _____ is used as the symbol for momentum.

a)

delta

b)

sigma

c)

rho

d)

theta

3.

In order to have momentum, you must have both _____________ and ________________.

a)

speed, velocity

b)

velocity, force

c)

acceleration, mass

d)

mass, velocity

4.

Two objects have the same mass. Object A travels at double the speed as Object B. How do their momenta compare?

a)

Object A has double the momentum of Object B.

b)

Object A has half the momentum of Object B.

c)

Object A and Object B both have the same momentum.

d)

Object A and Object B both have no momentum.

5.

What is the momentum of a 100 kg box that is sitting at rest on the floor.

a)

0 N s

b)

0 J

c)

0 m/s

d)

0 kg

6.

Momentum has a _______________ relationship to both mass and velocity.

a)

direct

b)

inderect

7.

A car that has a mass of 2000 kg travels at 20 m/s. What is its momentum?

a)

100 N s

b)

40,000 N s

c)

0.01 N s

d)

2, 038 N s

8.

A traveler is hiking and carrying 80 N s of momentum. If she has a mass of 70 kg, what is her speed?

a)

5600 m/s

b)

0.88 m/s

c)

1.14 m/s

d)

10 m/s

9.

What does it mean to say that momentum in a closed system is conserved?

a)

The total momentum before an event must be equal to the total momentum after an event.

b)

Momentum for an object can never change.

c)

Objects that move gain momentum.

d)

Objects at rest have no momentum.

10.

In conceptual physics, what is impulse?

a)

Impulse is a term that quantifies the overall effect of a force acting over time.

b)

Impulse is a measure of how an impact force acts along a time of impact.

c)

None of these is correct.