Theories, Concepts, and Principles
Calculating with Momentum
NO ROUNDING !!
Analyze the Graph
Apply Conservation of Momentum
ROUND !!
100

m*v

What is the formula for momentum ?

100

Mass = 1500 kg

Velocity = 25 m/s

Momentum = ______  ?

What is 37,500 N*s ?

100

The impulse provided between the 4th and 8th second = _________ ?

What is 60 N*s ?

100

A 2.500 kg block sliding on a frictionless surface with a velocity of 6.00 m/s approaches a stationary block of mass 6.5 kg. The blocks stick together after the collision. Their final velocity = ______ ?

What is 1.7 m/s ?

200

The total momentum of an isolated system remains constant if no external forces act on it.

What is the conservation of momentum ?

200

Momentum = 500 N*s

Mass = 50 kg

Velocity = ____ ?

What is 10 m/s ?

200

Mass = 12 kg

The impulse provided between the 4th and 5th second = _____ ?

What is zero impulse ?

200

Two cars, A and B, are initially connected and at rest. Car A has a mass of 1000.00 kg, and car B has a mass of 1500.0 kg. They separate due to internal forces between them. After the collision, car A moves to the left with a velocity of 5.00 m/s. The velocity of car B after the collision = _____ ?

What is 3.33 m/s ?

300

kg*m/s

What is the standard unit for momentum ?

Impulse

300

A golf ball with a mass of 0.045 kg traveling at a velocity of 60 m/s hits a person in the head, just outside their home. What momentum was the golf ball carrying just before impact?

What is 2.7 N*s ?

300

Mass = 0.5 kg

The impulse provided between the 5th and 8th second = _______ ?

What is - 4.5 N*s ?

300

A bullet with a mass of 0.082 kg moving with a muzzle velocity 250 m/s hits and embeds itself in a human initially at rest. If the human has a mass of 75 kg just before impact, what is the human's velocity after getting shot?

What is 0.273 m/s ?

400

Object A is more massive than object B. 

Object A and B carry the same amount of momentum.

Object A's velocity is _______ [than/to] Object B's velocity?


What is less than ?

400

A football player with a mass of 80 kg is running at a velocity of 8 m/s. Their momentum = _____ ?

What is 640 N*s ?

400

The impulse experienced during the first 10 seconds of motion = _____ ?

What is 320 N*s ?

400

The mass of a rocket full of fuel is 4,500.00 kg. It sits at rest on a launchpad. It fires a thruster, expelling 150.5 kg of fuel in gas form at a velocity of 1,750 m/s to the right. The velocity of the rocket after thrust is complete = _____ ?

What is 60.6 m/s to the left ?

500

When an object experiences a change in momentum due to a force being applied onto it over a period of time.

What is impulse ?

500

A train with a mass of 2000 kg is traveling at a velocity of 30 m/s. The momentum of the train = ____ ?

What is 60,000 N*s ?

500

Mass = 1500 kg

The force exerted during the first 2 seconds of the collision = ?

What is 30,000 N ?

500

An astronaut and their equipment have a combined mass of 95.0 kg. The astronaut is stranded in space exactly 35 m away from their ship. They decide to throw a 7.500 kg torque wrench in a direction away from the ship. If they throw the wrench with a velocity of 5.500 m/s, their resulting velocity = _____ ?

What is 0.471 m/s toward the ship?

600

Why does an air bag decrease the amount of force a person experiences during a collision?

What is the impact time is increased, thereby decreasing the impact force ?
600

A bullet with a mass of 20 g has a momentum of 200 N*s. The bullet's velocity = ______ ?

What is 10,000 m/s ?

600

a(t) = 1.5t^2

Mass = 7.5 kg

The Impulse provided between t = 0.5 s and t = 3.0 s is = _______ ?


What is 100.78 N*s ?

600

Two hockey pucks collide on the ice. Puck A, with a mass of 0.20 kg, is initially moving to the right with a velocity of 4.0 m/s. Puck B, with a mass of 0.30 kg, is initially at rest. After the collision, puck A moves to the left with a velocity of 2.0 m/s. Determine the velocity of puck B after the collision.

What is 1.3 m/s ?

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