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Review on Momentum

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In an elastic collision, ______ is conserved.

a)

Momentum only

b)

Kinetic Energy only

c)

Both momentum and energy

2.
In a perfectly inelastic collision, ______ is conserved. 
a)
Momentum only
b)
Kinetic Energy only
c)
Both momentum and kinetic energy
3.
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
4.

Two skaters begin at rest. Skater 1 has a smaller mass than Skater 2. After they push off each other,...

a)

Skater 1 experiences a greater change in momentum

b)

Skater 2 experiences a greater change in momentum

c)

Skater 1 has a greater speed than Skater 2

d)

Skater 1 experiences a greater force

5.
Two blocks begin at rest with an initial momentum of zero. After the spring is sprung, the two blocks move in opposite directions. What is the total final momentum? 
a)
zero
b)
a positive value in the direction of the heavier block
c)
a positive value in the direction of the faster block
d)
more information is needed
6.
Parkour Peter bends his knees upon landing in order to ____
a)
reduce his change in momentum
b)
increase his change in momentum
c)
increasing his landing time
d)
increasing his landing force
7.

Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving northward at 20 m/s......... 

a)
20000 N
b)
20000 Joules
c)
20000 Kg * m/s
d)
20000 kg * m/s north
8.
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
9.
When two objects collide, the Pbefore is ____________ the Pafter.
a)
more than 
b)
less than 
c)
equal to
d)
unrelated to
10.
The impulse is ______ the change in momentum
a)
Greater than
b)
Equal to
c)
less than
d)
always double
11.
A 10kg toy truck moves at +5m/s. It collides head-on with a 5kg toy car moving at -10 m/s. What is the total momentum of the system?
a)
0 kgm/s
b)
30 kgm/s
c)
50 kgm/s
d)
10 kgm/s
12.

A block of mass M slides across a frictionless surface with velocity v until collides with a stationary block of mass m. If the two blocks stick together, what is their velocity after the collision?

a)

(M+m)v / m

b)

(M-m)v

c)

Mv / (M+m)

d)

(M-m)v / M

13.

A car and bird are about to hit each other. Why will the bird suffer more damage?

a)

The bird has smaller mass, and so has bigger change in velocity.

b)

The bird experiences more force

c)

The bird is not moving as fast as the car

d)

The bird changes its momentum more

14.

A 1 kg ball rolling 4 m/s runs into another 2 kg ball which is not moving. How much total momentum does the balls have before the collision

a)

4

b)

6

c)

12

d)

0

15.

A closed system with a 2.5 kg mass and a 5.0 kg mass has a total momentum of 0 kg m/s. If the 5.0 kg mass is traveling at -1.0 m/s, how fast is the 2.5 kg mass traveling?

a)

0 m/s

b)

-1.5 m/s

c)

-2 m/s

d)

2 m/s

16.

Two billiard balls collide. Identify the type of collision.

a)

elastic

b)

perfectly elastic

c)

inelastic

d)

perfectly inelastic

17.

Which of the following has the greatest momentum?

a)

a tortoise with a mass of 275 kg moving at a velocity of 0.55 m/s

b)

a hare with a mass of 2.7 kg moving at a velocity of 7.5 m/s

c)

a turtle with a mass of 91 kg moving at a velocity of 1.4 m/s

d)

a roadrunner with a mass of 1.8 kg moving at a velocity of 6.7 m/s

18.

During an explosion, momentum is _____ conserved.

a)

always

b)

sometimes

c)

never

19.

During an explosion, kinetic energy is _____ conserved.

a)

always

b)

sometimes

c)

never

20.

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

21.

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?

a)

14,000 kg m/s

b)

19,800 kg m/s

c)

33,800 kg m/s

d)

47,900 kg m/s

22.

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 after the crash?

a)

0 kg m/s

b)

14,000 kg m/s

c)

19,800 kg m/s

d)

33,800 kg m/s

23.

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

a)

elastic

b)

perfectly elastic

c)

inelastic

d)

perfectly inelastic

24.

A person with a mass of 60kg rides a skateboard with a mass of 5kg. Both the person and the skateboard are moving at 10 m/s. Which of the following is correct?

a)

the person's momentum is less than the skateboard

b)

the person's momentum is greater than the skateboard.

c)

the person and skateboard have the same amount of momentum.