Units
What is the SI unit for momentum?
(Kg m) / Sec
What is the momentum of an object that has a mass of 5 kg and a velocity of 2 m/s
10 kg m / sec
What is the unit for impulse?
(Newton Second) or ([kg m] / Sec)
A car weighs 2,000 pounds. What is its mass in slugs?
62.5 Slugs
What does "P"mom mean?
Represents Linear momentum of an object or fluid
Find linear momentum if a 1000 ton ship is docking at 2 ft / sec. 1 ton = 2000 pounds
4 x 106 slug ft / sec
What does the unit slug break down into?
A moving object has a mass of 500 kg and is traveling 23 feet / sec. What is the linear momentum of that object in SI units.
3,500 kg m / sec
What are the 2 SI units for momentum?
What is the English unit for momentum?
Kg m / sec and Newton Second
Slug ft / sec
A 300,000 ton iceberg moves at 1.5 feet/second toward the shore. In the opposite direction a 3600 pound rocket is flying at 47 miles per second. What can you tell about the momentum of both of these objects? Hint: 5280 feet = 1 mile
They are the same.