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Momentum & Impulse

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 59mins

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 one of the following units represents the standard metric units of momentum

a)

Newtons * meter / second

b)

Kilograms * meter / second2

c)

meter / second

d)

Kilograms * meter / second

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 takes more force  to catch, a bowling ball or a ping pong ball?
a)
bowling ball because it has more momentum
b)
ping pong ball because it has more momentum
c)
both require the same amount of force when catching
d)
bowling ball because it has less momentum
5.

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

6.
If 2 objects collide and stick together, what will happen to their velocities?
a)
velocities will increase
b)
velocities will decrease
c)
velocities will stay the same
d)
none of the above
7.

An egg landing on a soft surface will remain intact. The surface increases the _____ and decreases the _____ during the impact

a)

impulse, time

b)

impulse, force

c)

force, time

d)

time, force

8.

Padded dashboards in cars are safer in accidents than non padded ones because the passenger hitting the dash has...

a)

a) Increased time of impact

b)

b) decreased impulse

c)

c) decreased impact force

d)

d) a and b

e)

e) a and c

9.
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
10.
A biker with a mass of 75 kg moves along the path with a constant velocity of 5 m/s. What is the biker's momentum?
a)
25 m/s
b)
375 m/s
c)
25 kg m/s
d)
375 kg m/s
11.
A runner has a momentum of 670 kg m/s and is traveling at a velocity of 9 m/s. What is his mass?
a)
6030 kg
b)
0.0134 kg
c)
74.4 kg
d)
80 kg
12.

If the change of momentum of an object is 50kg m/s, we can say the impulse is equal to:

a)

0 N*s

b)

25 N*s

c)

50 N*s

d)

100 N*s

13.
The impulse is ______ the change in momentum
a)
Greater than
b)
Equal to
c)
less than
d)
always double
14.
While playing pool, Emma notices that the pool balls bounce apart.  What type of collision is this?
a)
Elastic
b)
Inelastic
c)
Explosive
d)
Force
15.
Jorge noticed a collision outside the coffee shop where two cars collided and stuck together.  What type of collision did he observe?
a)
Elastic
b)
Inelastic
c)
Completely inelastic
d)
none
16.

No collision is either perfectly elastic or perfectly inelastic.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

A car is at a red light. The driver reaches a speed of 20m/s in 3 seconds. The car is 1500kg. How much force did the engine supply to the car?

a)

10 N

b)

10,000 N

c)

1500 N

d)

1 N

18.

A car is at a red light. The driver reaches a speed of 20m/s in 3 seconds. The car is 1500kg. What is the momentum of the car when it is driving?

a)

60 kgm/s

b)

30 kgm/s

c)

30,000 kgm/s

d)

60,000 kgm/s

19.

If the car's engine provided 200N of force for 3.9 seconds, what is the impulse of the car?

a)

780 kgm/s

b)

51.3 kgm/s

c)

0.0195 kgm/s

d)

0 kgm/s

20.

The conservation of momentum means...

a)

The momentum before an event disappears after the event

b)

The momentum before and after the collisions are equal

c)

The momentum before an event increases after the event

d)

The momentum before and after an event changes

21.
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
22.

 p=mVp=mV  How fast was a 30 kg mass moving if it has a momentum of 5 kgm/s?

a)

35 m/s

b)

6 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

0.17 m/s

23.

 p=mV p=mV\   An unknown mass has a momentum of 60 kgm/s and is moving at a velocity of 2 m/s. What is the mass of the object?

a)

0.03 kg

b)

120 kg

c)

30 kg

d)

62 kg

24.

Which of the following has the greatest momentum?

a)

an 18-wheeler tractor trailer at rest

b)

an average mass person walking

c)

a sports car driving on the highway

d)

A baseball thrown by a child

25.
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