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Momentum!!!

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rewrite Newton's Second Law in terms of momentum!

a)

f=ΔρΔtf=\frac{\Delta\rho}{\Delta t}

b)

f=maf=ma

c)

f=vΔmΔtf=v\cdot\frac{\Delta m}{\Delta t}

d)

e=mc2e=mc^2

2.

Chelsea is running in a rainstorm and carrying a bucket. As her bucket fills with water, she begins to slow her running speed down. Would the momentum of the Chelsea + bucket system be increasing or decreasing?

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Need more information to say for sure

d)

Remaining constant

3.

Is it possible for kinetic energy to have a smaller magnitude than momentum? (Fewer J than N*s)

a)

Yes!!!!!

b)

No.....

4.

Select the option containing ONLY vector quantities.

a)

Momentum, velocity, distance, impulse

b)

Momentum, velocity, energy, speed

c)

Momentum, impulse, force, work

d)

Momentum, impulse, acceleration, displacement

5.

Jim is running to his parents' house carrying a large bag of sand. As sand leaks out the bag, he simultaneously slows his running speed due to tiredness. Would the momentum of the system be increasing or decreasing?

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Need more information to say for sure

d)

Remaining constant

6.

Which of the following options is NOT always equal to impulse?

a)

Δρ\Delta\rho

b)

FΔtF\cdot\Delta t

c)

ρ2ρ1\rho_2-\rho_1

d)

mv2mv1m\cdot v_2-m\cdot v_1

7.

If an object's mass is increasing as its velocity remains constant, which direction must the net force be in?

a)

The same direction as the velocity

b)

The opposite direction from the velocity

c)

There is no net force in this case

d)

Multiple possible directions

8.

Do you have your calculator out?

a)

Yes

b)

I do now

c)

No (brave option)

9.

A 75 kg person riding east on a 10 kg bike accelerates from 20 m/s to 30 m/s. Calculate his impulse over this timeframe.

a)

10 Nm [east]10\ N\cdot m\ \left[east\right]

b)

85 Ns [east]85\ N\cdot s\ \left[east\right]

c)

850 Ns [east]850\ N\cdot s\ \left[east\right]

d)

Need to know Δt\Delta t

10.

Calculate the momentum of a car which goes up a 25.0 degree frictionless incline at a constant velocity. Its power output is 60.0 kW.

a)

1.37105 Ns1.37\cdot10^5\ N\cdot s

b)

1.44104 Ns1.44\cdot10^4\ N\cdot s

c)

Need to have the car's mass

d)

4.62104 Ns4.62\cdot10^4\ N\cdot s