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Content Quiz - Momentum & Collisions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum
a)
remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
b)
doubles
c)
quadruples
d)
decreases
4.
Which object listed below has the greatest momentum?
a)
A 0.05 kg object rolling at 0.2 m/s.
b)
A 0.15 kg object rolling at 2 m/s.
c)
A 0.15 kg object rolling at 1 m/s
d)
A 0.4 kg object rolling at 2 m/s.
5.

In order for an object to have momentum it must be ________

a)

moving

b)

motionless

c)

alive

d)

asleep

6.
The impulse-momentum theorem states that
a)
the impulse on an object is equal to the change in momentum it causes 
b)
the force on a moving object is equal to the magnitude of the impulse.
c)
the impulse on an object is greater than the change in momentum it causes 
d)
the impulse on an object is less than the change in momentum it causes
7.
If two objects have the same mass, then the faster moving object has ____________ momentum.
a)
more 
b)
less
c)
the same
8.

The equation to calculate momentum is

a)

p=mv

b)

p=1/2mv2

c)

p=mgh

d)

p=mg

9.

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

10.

After collision, the two objects move off with different velocity. What type of collision is this?

a)

Inelastic

b)

Elastic

11.
How can a tennis ball and a bowling ball have the same momentum?
a)
have the same speed
b)
have different speeds
c)
one is moving backwards
d)
they can't
12.

When is momentum conserved in a collision?

a)

When the collision is inelastic.

b)

When the collision is elastic.

c)

When the collision is inelastic OR elastic but never an explosion.

d)

All collisions.

13.

Collisions where objects BOUNCE apart.

a)

inelastic collisions

b)

elastic collisions

c)

explosions

d)

none of these

14.

Collision where objects collide, and stick together.

a)

inelastic collision

b)

elastic collision

c)

explosion

d)

none of these

15.

The picture shows what type of collision?

a)

Explosion

b)

Inelastic Collision

c)

Elastic Collision

16.

According to Newton's 3rd law...

Action: Your foot applies a downward force on the floor.

Reaction:

a)

your foot goes through the floor

b)

the floor provides an equal force upwards on your foot

c)

your foot bounces off the floor

d)

the floor collapses

17.

When two ice skaters initially at rest push off one another, their final momenta are

a)

equal in magnitude and direction.

b)

equal in magnitude and opposite in direction

c)

in the same direction but of different magnitudes

d)

in opposite directions and possibly of different magnitudes

18.
Determine the momentum of 1,000-kg car moving northward at 20 m/s.
a)
20,000 N
b)
20,000 Joules
c)
20,000 Kg * m/s
d)
20,000 kg * m/s north
19.

A cannon launches a cannonball. The cannonball travels faster than the cannon afterwards. What can be said about the total momentum

a)

total momentum is conserved

b)

total momentum increases

c)

total momentum decreases

20.

The recoil speed of a cannon is much less than the exit velocity the cannon ball because...

a)

the cannon experiences a smaller force

b)

the cannon experiences a smaller change in momentum

c)

the cannon has a much greater mass

d)

the cannonball has a much greater mass