WorksheetsCollisions / Conservation of Momentum
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which car applied the LARGER FORCE onto the other one?
RED CAR
SILVER CAR
BOTH APPLIED EQUAL FORCES
NO FORCE WAS GENERATED
Which of NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION would explain the forces applied to each car?
1st
2nd
3rd
ACTION: Tennis racket applies a force onto the ball.
REACTION: ???
Ball flies away.
Racket is broken.
The ball and racket stop moving.
The ball applies an equal and opposite force onto the racket.
Which experiences a larger force? ΔP = Ft
Happy
Sad
Forces are EQUAL
Which ball has a SHORTER TIME OF CONTACT with the surface? ΔP = Ft
Happy
Sad
Time of contact is EQUAL
Which ball undergoes a LARGER IMPULSE?
Happy
Sad
Both are EQUAL.
What type of collision would pool balls hitting and bouncing apart be?
Elastic
Inelastic
BEFORE the cue ball (white) hits the other balls that are stationary, it has ____________ of the momentum in the system.
some
half
all
no momentum
Where did SOME OF THE MOMENTUM the cue ball (white) had before the collision go?
into the pool stick
into the other balls
it dissipated (disappeared)
It ALL remained in the cue ball.
The LAW OF CONSERVATION of MOMENTUM states that:
momentum before (P before) ___ momentum after (P after) the collision.
is GREATER THAN
>
is LESS THAN
<
Is EQUAL TO
=
If a 5 Kg bowling ball rolling at 2 mps were to collide with another 5 Kg ball that was at rest, what would the NEW MOMENTUM be for the SECOND BALL if the first ball STOPPED?
0 Kg x mps
10 kg x mps
3 kg x mps
2.5 kg x mps
What TYPE of COLLISION would occur between a bug and a car's windshield?
elastic
inelastic
SOLVE:
P(before) = P(after)
2 kg x 3 mps = 1 kg x ___mps
3 mps
0 mps
6 mps
Two objects hit and bounce off of each other.
SOLVE:
P(before) = P(after)
(2kg x 3mps) + (1kg x 2mps) = (2kg x 1 mps) + (1kg x ___mps)
6 mps
3 mps
2 mps
0 mps
A 1kg bird flying at -10mps collides with a 1000 Kg car traveling at 30 mps. STICKING TOGETHER after the collision, the car/bird combo;
speeds up
slows down slightly
doesn't change speed
stops
What type of collision is shown here? (The bird is in the grill of the car.)
elastic
inelastic
What will happen when these two balls INELASTICALLY COLLIDE with each other?
They will move left (toward blue ball)
They will move right (toward red ball)
They will bounce off and go opposite directions.
They will stick together and stop.
Which of the following WOULD NOT BE an example of an ELASTIC COLLISION?
a basketball being dribbled
being hit with a paint ball
a ping pong ball hit with a paddle
a diver, bouncing off of a diving board
How much TOTAL MOMENTUM does the system in the illustration have BEFORE collision?
0 kg x mps
5 kg x mps
4 kg x mps
20 kg x mps
How much momentum will the system have AFTER COLLISION?
0 kg x mps
4 kg x mps
5 kg x mps
20 kg x mps
