Change in momentum is also called
Impulse
Momentum is defined as this.
What is the product of mass and velocity, or in other words, inertia in motion/ How hard it is to stop a moving object
A 4.0 kg soccer ball approaches a player horizontally with a velocity of 18m/s to the north. The players strikes the ball and causes it to move in the opposite direction with a velocity of 22m/s. What impulse was delivered to the ball by the player?
What is 160 kg*m/s tot he south.
When a force exerted on an object, does a large force always produce a larger change in the objects momentum than a small force does? Explain.
What is no, because the change in momentum = F*t, it is possible for a lage force applied over a very short time interval to change the momentum less than a smaller force applied over a longer time period.
A spacecraft undergoes a change of velocity when its rockets are fired. How does the spacecraft change velocity in empty space where there is nothing for the gases emitted by the rockets to push against?
What is The principle of conservation of momentum tells us that the momentum of the space craft and its fuel before the rockets are fired must equal the momentum of the two after the rockets are fired. Both begin at rest so our total initial momentum is zero. When the rocket is fired, the combustion of the fuel gives the exhaust gases momentum. The spacecraft will gain a momentum equal in magnitude but opposite in direction of the exhaust gases. Thus the total momentum will be kept zero.