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Momentum, Impulse, Collisions, Work, Energy and Power

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following quantities is most commonly used in sports?

 

a)

force

b)

impulse 

c)

momentum

d)

velocity

2.

What can be concluded of an object whose mass stays constant but its momentum is changing?

a)

Its velocity is changing.  

b)

There is no velocity at all. 

c)

Its acceleration is changing.

d)

There is no force acting on it.

3.

Jane, a skater who is moving at high speed needs a certain amount of force to stop her. When will more stopping force be needed with?

a)

less mass   

b)

less momentum

c)

less velocity   

d)

less stopping time

4.

When two stationary objects are suddenly pushed by a spring between them, what happens to the total momentum of the system? Assume that no friction acts on the two objects.

a)

decreases

b)

increases  

c)

remains the same

d)

increases then decreases

5.

The impulse experienced by an object is equivalent to its change in _______________.

a)

displacement 

b)

kinetic energy   

c)

momentum  

d)

velocity

6.

A moving car hits an identical car at rest and move together afterwards. What can be concluded about the velocity of the first car before the collision as compared to the velocity of the combined cars after the collision?

a)

larger

b)

smaller

c)

the same  

d)

zero

7.

Which of the following quantities is/are conserved during perfectly inelastic collision?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

momentum

c)

Both A and B

d)

Neither A nor B

8.

Which of the following would NEVER happen in a perfectly inelastic collision?

a)

objects move in opposite directions

b)

objects stick together after collision

c)

objects are deformed to some degree

d)

objects move with a common velocity

9.

Two billiard balls, each moving at 1 m/s, roll toward each other and collide. Suppose after bouncing apart, each moves at 2 m/s. The collision violates the conservation of _______________.

a)

momentum

b)

kinetic energy  

c)

both of these 

d)

none of these

10.

Which of the following quantities is/are conserved during elastic collision?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

momentum

c)

both of these

d)

none of these

11.

When do we say that work is done on an object?

a)

There must be a force acting on the object.

b)

There must be an energy transferred on the object.

c)

The force acting is parallel to the object’s displacement.

d)

The force acting is perpendicular to the object’s displacement.

12.

Which of the following situations shows that work is done on an object or a person?

a)

A big box is dragged across the floor.

b)

A stone is whirled around a horizontal circle.

c)

A stack of books is carried across a room.  

d)

A mother is dancing with her baby in her arms.

13.

Nearing the end of the shockwave ride, a braking system exerts an applied force upon the coaster car to bring it to a stop. Determine the type of work done of the applied force?

a)

Maximum Work

b)

Negative Work 

c)

Positive Work

d)

Zero Work

14.

The unit of work, joule, is dimensionally the same as __________.

a)

newton/second

b)

newton-second

c)

newton/kilogram

d)

newton-meter

15.

What type of product takes place when two vector quantities are multiplied which results to a scalar quantity like work?

a)

cross product 

b)

curl product

c)

dot product

d)

gradient product

16.

Which of the following quantities is multiplied to force which results to the work done?

a)

accelaration

b)

displacement 

c)

distance

d)

velocity

17.

Which of the following situations is the work done relates to the elastic potential energy of an object to the configuration of the system?

a)

a child riding a bicycle on the street

b)

a student walking up a flight of stairs

c)

a teacher opening the door of the classroom

d)

a vendor using the weighing scale in selling goods

18.

As an object is lowered into a deep hole in the surface of the Earth, which of the following must be assumed with regard to its potential energy?

a)

It increases.  

b)

It decreases.   

c)

It remains constant.

d)

One cannot tell.

19.

Conservation of mechanical energy in an isolated system is only subject to conservative forces. Which of the following is an example of a conservative force?

a)

Air Resistance 

b)

Friction    

c)

Gravity 

d)

Tension

20.

Which of the following statements explains the properties and effects of conservative forces? Conservative forces would _________________________.

a)

result in work that are path dependent 

b)

result in work that are path independent

c)

lead to work that do not conserve energy

d)

mean the initial and final energies are not the same