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Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name

Class

Date

A 0.250 kg cart moving at 0.400 m/s has how much momentum?

0.1 kg-m/s

1 kg-m/s

10 kg-m/s

100 kg-m/s

A 5 N force is applied to a 3 kg ball to change its velocity from +9 m/s to +3 m/s. The impulse on the ball is ______ N s.

-2.5

-10

-18

-45

Cart A is pulled with a 2 Newton force for 2 seconds, and Cart B is pulled with a 1 Newton force for 3 seconds. Which cart experiences the greatest impulse?

Cart B

Cart A

they are the same

A freight car of mass 20,000kg moves along a track at 15 m/s. What is the momentum of the car?

30,000 kg*m/s

3,000 kg*m/s

300,000 kg*m/s

3,000,000 kg*m/s

A 2kg object moving at 5 m/s encounters a 30 N resistive force over a duration of 0.10 seconds. The impulse experienced by this object is _____

0.30 N*s

2 N*s

2.5 N*s

3 N*s

7 N*s

When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum __________.

remains unchanged

doubles

quadruples

decreases

Impulse can be determined by calculating the area under graph of

force (f) - time (t) graph

impulse (J) - time (t) graph

momentum (p) - time( t) graph

velocity (v) - time (t) graph

After collision, the two objects move off with different velocity. What type of collision is this?

Inelastic

Elastic

Two objects with the same mass will always have the same momentum.

True

False

10.

The impulse-momentum theorem states that

The impulse exerted on an object is greater than the object’s change in momentum

The impulse exerted on an object equals the object’s change in momentum

The impulse exerted on an object equal to the product of the object's mass and force

11.

This picture is an example of ____________

Elastic Collision

Inelastic collision

12.

This picture is an example of ____________

Elastic Collision

Inelastic collision

13.

This is an example of what kind of collision?

Elastic

Inelastic

14.

True/False: Inelastic Collision causes a rebound.

True

False

15.

Which of the following can causes momentum to be lost?

Air resistance

gravity

none of the answers are correct

both of the answers are correct

16.

A 2200kg car travelling at 30m/s collides with another 2200kg car that is at rest. The two bumpers lock and he cars move forward together. What is their final velocity?

30 m/s

15 m/s

0 m/s

12.5 m/s

17.

A 10kg ball moving at 13 m/s strikes a 20kg ball at rest. After the collision the 10kg ball is moving with a velocity of 7 m/s. What is the velocity of the second ball?

3 m/s

12 m/s

6 m/s

4 m/s

18.

A 2 250 kg Tesla going 15.0 m/s collides with a parked 3 190 kg Dodge Ram. During the collision they stick together as they deform. The two vehicles then travel at 6.20 m/s.

What is the momentum of the Tesla before the crash?

14,000 kg m/s

19,800 kg m/s

33,800 kg m/s

47,900 kg m/s

19.

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.

0.5 m/s

1.0 m/s

0.33 m/s

0.67 m/s

20.

While playing pool, the white cue ball strikes the 8 ball. Before the collision, the cue ball's velocity was 10 m/s and the 8 ball was at rest. If both ball's have a mass of 0.15 kg and the cue ball's velocity after the collision is 2 m/s, what is the 8 ball's velocity?

2 m/s

8 m/s

-2 m/s

1.5 m/s

21.

Juan observed a collision in a lab where the kinetic energy after the collision was equal to the kinetic energy before the collision. This type of collision is

Perfectly Inelastic

Perfectly Elastic

Explosion

22.

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Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 31mins

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