Newton's 3rd Law
Momentum and Impulse
Calculating Momentum/Impulse
Conservation of Momentum
Olympics Trivia
100
In a game of tug-of-war on a smooth floor where the boys team wears socks and the girls team wears rubber soled shoes, who would most likely win regardless of who can pull harder?
Who is the girls?
100
How does the impulse of a bounce compare to stopping only?
What is impulse of a bounce is greater than stopping only?
100
Which object has the greatest momentum? p = mv
a. a 5 kg mass moving at 10 m/s
b. a 10 kg mass moving at 1 m/s
c. a 15 kg mass moving at 10 m/s
d. a 20 kg mass moving at 1 m/s
What is c?
100
A falling firecracker bursts into two pieces. Compared with the momentum of the firecracker when it bursts, the two pieces
combined have the same momentum
100
An Olympic gold medal is made mostly of what metal?
What is silver?
200
As a ball falls, the action force is the pull of the Earth’s mass on the ball. The reaction force is the __________.
a. air resistance acting against the falling ball.
b. the acceleration of the ball towards the Earth.
c. the pull of the ball’s mass on the Earth.
What is the pull of the ball’s mass on the Earth?
200
In order to increase the final momentum of a golf ball, we could ____________
a. increase the time of contact with the ball
b. increase the force acting on it
c. follow through when hitting the ball
d. all of the above
What is d. all of the above?
200
Which bike rider has the greatest momentum?
a. A 40 kg person riding at 45 km/h
b. A 50 kg person riding at 35 km/h
c. A 60 kg person riding at 25 km/h
d. A 70 kg person riding at 15 km/h
What is a?
200
A big fish swims upon and swallows a small fish at rest. After lunch, the big fish has less ______________
a. momentum
b. speed
c. both
What is b. speed?
200
Where were the first Winter Olympics held?
A. US
B. Switzerland
C. France
D. Greece
What is France?
300
The force exerted on the tires of a car to accelerate it along the road is exerted by
What is the road?
300
Compared to a sports car moving at 30 miles per hour, the same sports car moving at 60 miles per hour has _________ as much momentum
What is twice as much momentum?
300
If a football player experienced a force of 800 N for 0.9 seconds, determine the impulse.
Use J = Ft
What is 720 Ns?
300
What type of collision is seen below?
What is elastic?
300
Which color is NOT one of the rings on the Olympic flag?
A. Green
B. Yellow
C. Black
D. Orange
What is orange?
400
An unfortunate bug splatters against the windshield of a moving car. Compared to the force of the car on the bug, the force of the bug on the car is __________.
A. smaller
B. the same
C. larger
What is the same?
400
A freight train rolls along a track with considerable momentum. If it were to roll at the same speed but had twice as much mass, its momentum would be ________.
What is doubled?
400
A bullet traveling at 500 m/s is brought to rest by an impulse of 50 Ns. What is the mass of the bullet?
What is 0.1 kg?
400
One 60 kg astronaut falls to another astronaut at a velocity of 2 m/s. The other astronaut has a velocity of 0 m/s and has a mass of 40 kg. What is the velocity of the two astronauts together?
What is 1.2 m/s?
400
_________ is the fastest Winter Olympic sport with speeds reaching 90mph
What is luge?
500
Two people pull on a rope in a tug-of-war. Each pulls with 400 N of force. What is the tension in the rope?
What is 400 N?
500
Two identical cars are traveling at the same speed. One collides with a brick wall, and the other with a haystack. They both come to a complete stop.
Which car will experience the greatest force?
What is the car that hits the brick wall
500
A top tennis player can hit a serve at 58.12 m/s. A tennis ball has a mass of 0.055 kg. If the time of contact between the ball and the racket is 0.02 seconds, calculate the average force exerted by the racket on the ball.
Use F = (mv)/t
What is 159.83 N?
500
A 62 -kg male ice skater is facing a 44 kg female ice skater. They are at rest on the ice. They push off each other and move in opposite directions. The female skater moves backwards with a velocity of -3 m/s. Determine the velocity of the male skater.
What is 2.13 m/s?
500
________ is the most successful country at curling. As of 2018, the nation has won six golds, three silvers and two bronzes.
What is Canada?