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Momentum Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these objects has the greater amount of momentum?

a)

A turtle that slowly crosses a road

b)

A parked car

c)

A stop sign

2.
A 0.250 kg cart moving at 0.400 m/s has how much momentum?
a)
0.1 kg-m/s
b)
1 kg-m/s
c)
10 kg-m/s
d)
100 kg-m/s
3.

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

4.

An object that has momentum can be described as _________

a)

a) changing its velocity

b)

b) moving fast

c)

c) resisting changes in its state of motion

d)

d) having its mass in motion

e)

e) encountering a net force

5.

What does the law of conservation of momentum state?

a)

Momentum of an object is inversely proportional to the force applied

b)

Total momentum of an isolated system remains constant if no external forces act on it

c)

Total momentum of an isolated system changes with time

d)

Momentum of an object is proportional to its mass

6.

Forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an object's motion.

a)

momentum

b)

gravity

c)

unbalanced forces

d)

balanced forces

7.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
8.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is accelerating speeding up (positive acceleration)."

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is slowing down (negative acceleration)."

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.
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
13.
In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant
a)
Total Momentum
b)
total speed
c)
total Velocity
d)
Energy
14.

When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum

a)

remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.

b)

Increases

c)

decreases

15.

What happens to the momentum of a system when two objects collide and stick together?

a)

The momentum is lost

b)

The momentum is conserved

c)

The momentum is doubled

d)

The momentum is halved

16.

Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the conservation of momentum?

a)

A ball rolling down a hill and speeding up

b)

A car accelerating on a highway

c)

Two ice skaters pushing off each other and moving in opposite directions

d)

A book falling off a table

17.

How does the momentum of an object change if its mass is doubled while its velocity remains constant?

a)

The momentum is quadrupled

b)

The momentum is halved

c)

The momentum remains the same

d)

The momentum is doubled