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Momentum Practice

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the symbol for momentum?

a)

p

b)

m

c)

M

d)

mo

2.

According to the Law of Conservation of Momentum, when two objects collide:

a)

both objects lose momentum.

b)

both objects gain momentum

c)

momentum is neither lost nor gained.

d)

momentum is always lost or gainer.

3.

A cannon with a mass of 1455 kg fires a 9.4 kg cannon ball with a velocity of 92 m/s. With what velocity does the cannon move after the cannon ball is fired?

a)

-0.59 m/s

b)

0.59 m/s

c)

-1.68 m/s

d)

1.68 m/s

4.

A 9300 kg railroad car traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s strikes a second boxcar that weighs 5000 kg at rest. If the first boxcar is at rest after the collision, what speed will the second boxcar move?

a)
18.6 m/s
b)
9.3 m/s
c)
7.5 m/s
d)
1.86 m/s
5.

If an object with a mass of 12 kilograms is moving at 10 meters per second, what is its momentum?

a)

120 kg*m/s

b)

120 kg*m*s

c)

1.2 kg*m/s

d)

1.2 kg*m*s

6.

Determine the momentum of a 0.145 kg baseball thrown at 44.7 m/s.

a)

6.4815 kg*m/s

b)

3.0827 kg*m/s

c)

30.2 kg*m*s

d)

64.82 kg*m*s