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Momentum and Impulse

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The purpose of airbag in an automobile is to __________________.

a)

prolong the time of impact for a given change in momentum thereby reducing the force of impact

b)

deliver a greater force to the car occupant upon impact

c)

shorten the time of impact

d)

reduce the momentum of the vehicle

2.

Two identical cars are traveling along EDSA. Which of the two cars would have greater monentum?

a)

slower car

b)

faster car

c)

both have the same momentum

d)

cannot be easily determined

3.

The law of conservation of momentum states that the total amount of momentum of a group of objects does not change unless ___________.

a)

outside forces acts on the objects

b)

the objects are not moving

c)

the objects have different masses

d)

the objects exert forces on their surroundings

4.

The momentum of a 15kg rock rolling at 3 m/s is ________.

a)

18 kg.m/s

b)

5 kg.m/s

c)

45 kg.m/s

d)

10 kg.m/s

5.

Momentum is a product of _______ and velocity.

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

direction

d)

acceleration

6.

If an eagle and a bumblebee are both travelling at 10 km/h, which has greater momentum?

a)

eagle

b)

bumblebee

c)

both

d)

neither

7.

Which has more momentum: a 5 kg fish swimming at 100 km/h or a 25 kg fish at rest?

a)

the 5 kg fish

b)

the 25 kg fish

c)

both

d)

neither

8.

The impulse momentum relationship is a direct result of ______________.

a)

Newton's 1st law

b)

Newton's 2nd law

c)

Newton's 3rd law

d)

Newton's law of gravity

9.

Padded dashboards in cars are safer in an accident than non-padded ones because passengers hitting the dashboard encounter ____________.

a)

lengthened the time of contact

b)

shorter time of contact

c)

decreased impulse

d)

increased momentum

10.

When a truck comes to stop by crashing into a haystack or a brickwall, the stopping force is _______________.

a)

greater with haystack

b)

greater with brickwall

c)

both the same

d)

none of these