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🟦 [P-2] Law of Conservation of Momentum Calculations

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Calculate the momentum of the red cart before the collision.

Type only the final answer. Omit units.

2.

Calculate the momentum of the blue cart before the collision.

Type only the final answer. Omit units.

3.

Calculate the total momentum before the collision.

Type your final answer only. Omit units.

4.

Calculate the momentum after the collision for the blue cart.

Type numerical answer only. Omit units.

5.

Calculate the initial momentum of the red cart.

Type numerical answer only. Omit units.

6.

Calculate the final momentum of the red cart.

Type numerical answer only. Omit units.

7.

Calculate the final momentum of the blue cart.

Type numerical answer only. Omit units.

8.

Calculate the initial momentum of the blue cart.

Type numerical answer only. Omit units.

9.

Blue cart gains momentum over time.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the momentum of a bird with a mass of 0.018 kg flying at 15 m/s?


(a)   kgm/s

11.

According to the Law of Conservation of Momentum, when two objects collide:

a)

both objects lose momentum.

b)

both objects gain momentum

c)

momentum is neither lost nor gained.

d)

momentum is always lost or gainer.

12.

A mass has a momentum of 50 kg*m/s, when its velocity doubles what happens to its momentum?

a)

The momentum doubles.

b)

The momentum quadruples.

c)

The momentum is halved.

d)

The momentum stays the same.

13.

If each object is moving at the same velocity which will have the least momentum?

a)

Baseball

b)

Bowling Ball

c)

Golf Ball

d)

Tennis Ball

14.
A 50 kg ball rolls down the street at 5 m/s. Calculate the momentum of the ball. 
a)
55 kg*m/s
b)
100 kg*m/s
c)
250 kg*m/s
d)
500 kg*m/s
15.

Two football players with mass 75 kg and 100 kg run directly toward each other with speeds of 6 m/s and 8 m/s respectively.


Which equation correctly represents the total momentum of this system?

a)

ptotal=m1v1 + m1v1

b)

ptotal=m1v1 - m1v1

c)

ptotal=m1v1 + m2v2

d)

ptotal=m1v1 ÷ m2v2

16.

What is the total momentum for a closed system where a 3.0 kg mass is traveling at 2.0 m/s and a 6.0 kg mass is at rest.

a)

0 kg m/s

b)

2 kg m/s

c)

5 kg m/s

d)

6 kg m/s

17.

A Nissan Versa is traveling at the final velocity of -3.1 [m/s] and has a mass of 1066 [kg]. What is the final momentum of the Nissan Versa?

a)

+ 3,305 [kg m/s]

b)

- 3,305 [kg m/s]

c)

+ 17,056 [kg m/s]

d)

- 17,056 [kg m/s]