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Impulse and Momentum

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

size and shape

b)

mass and weight

c)

mass and veloctiy

d)

Speed and energy

2.

The variables that make up the "Momentum Equation" are...

a)

m = mass

v = velocity

p = momentum

b)

m = miles

v = velocity

p = momentum

c)

m = mass

v = distance

p = momentum

d)

None of these options

3.

What are the correct units when calculating for "Momentum"?

a)

g m/s

b)

kg m/s^2

c)

kg m/s

d)

None of these options

4.

Which of the following is conserved in a collision?

a)

Conservation of charge

b)

Conservation of mass

c)

Conservation of momentum

d)

Conservation of energy

5.
The definition of momentum is
a)
Mass in Motion
b)
The size of an object
c)
The velocity of an object
d)
A comparison between two objects
6.
The equation to calculate momentum is
a)
p=mv
b)
p=1/2mv2
c)
p=mgh
d)
p=mg
7.
What are the units of Force?
a)
kg m/sec
b)
kg m
c)
N
d)
N sec
8.
Which of the following has the least amount of momentum?
a)
An ant walking along the ground
b)
An ant at rest
c)
An elephant walking
d)
An elephant running
9.
20 N is the
a)

mass

b)

Velocity

c)

force

d)

acceleration 

10.

An impulse depends on

a)

weight and force

b)

force and time

c)

electric charge and time

d)

none of these

11.
Cart A is pulled with a 2 Newton force for 2 seconds, and Cart B is pulled with a 1 Newton force for 3 seconds.  Which cart experiences the greatest impulse?
a)
Cart B
b)
Cart A
c)
they are the same
12.

What object has the most Momentum

a)

20kg moving 2m/s

b)

20kg moving 8m/s

c)

20kg moving 10m/s

d)

20kg moving 1m/s

13.

A 5kg object is moving 3m/s, what is the momentum?

a)

15kgm/s

b)

5kgm/s

c)

3kgm/s

d)

2kgm/s

14.

To reduce the time of an impact I must

a)

Make the force stronger

b)

Make the force weaker

c)

Make the distance shorter

d)

Make the object more squishy

15.

During a collision. an object experiences an impulse. How can this impulse be calculated?

a)

Multiplying force by time

b)

Multiplying mass by velocity

c)

Dividing velocity by time

d)

Multiplying mass by acceleration

16.

Change in momentum is called:

a)

Force

b)

Impulse

c)

Acceleration

d)

Torque

17.

Momentum is a ____ quantity.

a)

Energy

b)

Science

c)

Scalar

d)

Vector

18.

It is a force applied to an object for a certain amount of time. It is also the change of momentum.

a)

Impulse

b)

Momentum

c)

Acceleration

d)

Gravity

19.

It is the product of the force and time.

a)

Impulse

b)

Momentum

c)

Acceleration

d)

Gravity

20.

The impulse experienced by a body is equal to the change in its _____.

a)

Velocity

b)

Momentum

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Potential Energy