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Collision Problems Due 2/2, 2/3

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two objects stick together and move with a common velocity after colliding. Identify the type of collision.

a)

elastic

b)

perfectly elastic

c)

inelastic

d)

perfectly inelastic

2.

Two billiard balls collide. Identify the type of collision.

a)

elastic

b)

perfectly elastic

c)

inelastic

d)

perfectly inelastic

3.

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,

a)

their total momentum triples

b)

their momenta are equal but opposite

c)

their total momentum doubles

d)

their total momentum decreases

4.

Two balls of dough collide and stick together. Identify the types of collision.

a)

elastic

b)

perfectly elastic

c)

inelastic

d)

perfectly inelastic

5.

What is the TOTAL MOMENTUM for the system BEFORE COLLISION?

a)

14 Kg x m/s

b)

10 Kg x m/s

c)

24 Kg x m/s

d)

-24 Kg x m/s

6.

What will the TOTAL MOMENTUM be AFTER COLLISION?

a)

12 Kg x m/s

b)

10 Kg x m/s

c)

24 Kg x m/s

d)

-24 Kg x m/s

7.

If the cars collided INELASTICALLY, how would they move afterward (if at all)?

a)

They would BOUNCE OFF and move LEFT

b)

They would BOUNCE OFF and move RIGHT

c)

They would STICK TOGETHER and move LEFT

d)

They would STICK TOGETHER and move RIGHT

8.

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?

a)

18.6 m/s

b)

9.3 m/s

c)

7.5 m/s

d)

1.86 m/s

9.

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?

a)

30 m/s backwards

b)

.38 m/s backwards

c)

.46 m/s backwards

d)

47.5 m/s backwards

10.

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?

a)

0.034 m/s

b)

23.97 m/s

c)

74.63 m/s

d)

1.30 m/s

11.

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?

a)

38 m/s

b)

0.75 m/s

c)

43 m/s

d)

1237 m/s

12.
The total momentum before a collision is _________ the total momentum after a collision.
a)
equal to 
b)
less than 
c)
more than
d)
It depends on the type of collision
13.

Collisions where objects BOUNCE apart.

a)

inelastic collisions

b)

elastic collisions

c)

explosions

d)

none of these