WorksheetsCollision Problems Due 2/2, 2/3
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 59mins
Two objects stick together and move with a common velocity after colliding. Identify the type of collision.
elastic
perfectly elastic
inelastic
perfectly inelastic
Two billiard balls collide. Identify the type of collision.
elastic
perfectly elastic
inelastic
perfectly inelastic
Two swimmers relax close together on air mattresses in a pool. One swimmer's mass is 48 kg, and the other's mass is 55 kg. If the swimmers push away from each other,
their total momentum triples
their momenta are equal but opposite
their total momentum doubles
their total momentum decreases
Two balls of dough collide and stick together. Identify the types of collision.
elastic
perfectly elastic
inelastic
perfectly inelastic
What is the TOTAL MOMENTUM for the system BEFORE COLLISION?
14 Kg x m/s
10 Kg x m/s
24 Kg x m/s
-24 Kg x m/s
What will the TOTAL MOMENTUM be AFTER COLLISION?
12 Kg x m/s
10 Kg x m/s
24 Kg x m/s
-24 Kg x m/s
If the cars collided INELASTICALLY, how would they move afterward (if at all)?
They would BOUNCE OFF and move LEFT
They would BOUNCE OFF and move RIGHT
They would STICK TOGETHER and move LEFT
They would STICK TOGETHER and move RIGHT
A 9300 kg railroad car traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s strikes a second boxcar that weighs 5000 kg at rest. If all the momentum is transferred, at what speed will the second boxcar move?
18.6 m/s
9.3 m/s
7.5 m/s
1.86 m/s
A diver of mass 65 kg is initially at rest holding a speargun. He shoots a 2 kg spear from the gun with a speed of 15 m/s at a fish, but misses. How fast does the diver move backwards immediately after the spear is shot?
30 m/s backwards
.38 m/s backwards
.46 m/s backwards
47.5 m/s backwards
A 75 kg hockey goalie (initially at rest) catches and holds a 0.105 kg puck that was moving at him 24 m/s. With what speed does the goalie slide on the ice after the catch?
0.034 m/s
23.97 m/s
74.63 m/s
1.30 m/s
A 0.035 kg bullets strikes a 5 kg stationary wooden block and embeds itself in the wood. The block and the bullet fly off together at 8.6 m/s. What was the original speed of the bullet?
38 m/s
0.75 m/s
43 m/s
1237 m/s
Collisions where objects BOUNCE apart.
inelastic collisions
elastic collisions
explosions
none of these
