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Momentum

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Momentum is a ____________________ quantity
a)
science
b)
scalar
c)
vector
d)
energy
2.

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.

a)

size and shape

b)

mass and speed

c)

mass and veloctiy

d)

mass and energy

3.

The best definition of momentum shown below is

a)
Mass in Motion
b)
The size of an object
c)
The velocity of an object
d)
A comparison between two objects
4.
The equation to calculate momentum is
a)
p=mv
b)
p=1/2mv2
c)
p=mgh
d)
p=mg
5.
Which of the following images has more momentum?
a)
Object A
b)
Object B 
c)
They are the same
6.
If two objects have the same mass, then the faster moving object has ____________ momentum.
a)
more 
b)
less
c)
the same
7.

Two identical cars are driving down the highway. Car A is traveling at 80 km/hr , while Car B is traveling at 60km/hr. Which of the two cars would have a greater momentum?

a)

Car A

b)

Car B

c)

both have the same momentum

d)

cannot be determined

8.

9. Which has a greater momentum?

a)

truck

b)

motorcycle

c)

both have the same momentum

d)

cannot be determined

9.
Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 mph?
a)
car
b)
bike
c)
they are equal
d)
cannot determine using the info provided
10.
In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant
a)
Total Momentum
b)
total speed
c)
total Velocity
d)
Energy
11.
When two objects collide, the Pbefore is ____________ the Pafter.
a)
more than 
b)
less than 
c)
equal to
d)
unrelated to
12.

When the velocity of an object is doubled, its momentum

a)
remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
b)
doubles
c)
quadruples
d)
decreases
13.
What is the unit for momentum?
a)
m/sec
b)
kg/sec
c)
kg/m
d)
kg m/sec
14.

A 50 kg ball rolls east down the street at 5 m/s. Calculate the momentum of the ball. 

a)

55 kg*m/s east

b)

10 kg*m/s east

c)

250 kg*m/s east

d)

500 kg*m/s east

15.
Which object listed below has the greatest momentum?
a)

A 5 kg object rolling at 2 m/s.

b)

A 15 kg object rolling at 2 m/s.

c)

A 15 kg object rolling at 1 m/s

d)

A 40 kg object rolling at 2 m/s.

16.
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
17.

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

a)

0.1 kg-m/s sw

b)

1 kg-m/s nw

c)

10 kg-m/s sw

d)

100 kg-m/s nw

18.

A biker with a mass of 75 kg moves along the path with a constant velocity of 5 m/s due east. What is the biker's momentum?

a)

25 m/s east

b)

375 m/s west

c)

25 kg m/s east

d)

375 kg m/s east

19.

If an object velocity is 0 m/s which of the is true.

a)

The object has momentum

b)

The object's momentum is changing

c)

The object has NO momentum

20.

What object will have more momentum a 1000 kg truck moving 7 m/s or a 500 kg car moving 10 m/s

a)

Truck

b)

Car