Theories, Concepts, and Principles
An inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior.
What is tendency ?
Which carries more momentum AND how much ...
A car with a mass of 2,200 kg moving at 17 m/s
or
A truck with a mass of 2,900 kg moving at 11 m/s ?
What is the car with 37,400 N*s ?
The run-away train with mass = 267,000,000 kg travels at a speed of 77.56 m/s.
Spiderman pushes the train for 47 seconds to bring it to a stop.
Spiderman's Impact force on the train = _________ ?
What is 440,606,808.5 N ?
Two identical cars move in opposite directions at the same exact speed.
The momentum of the system = _________ ?
What is Zero ?
A 0.3 kg bullet is fired horizontally into a stationary block of wood that has a mass of 14.7 kg, becoming embedded in the process. If the muzzle velocity of the bullet was 180 m/s,
the bullet/block's final velocity = _______ ?
What is 3.6 m/s ?
A driving force applied over a period of time.
What is Impulse ?
Which provides a greater impulse AND how much
A bat hitting a ball with 4,500 N of force for 0.005 seconds
or
A boy tackling another with a force of 800 N for 0.5 seconds.
What is the Boy with an impulse of 400 N*s ?
Tom Cruise with a mass of 72.57 kg leaps off a bridge onto a moving train.
On contact, the train exerts a force of 777.54 N onto Tom, for roughly 2.8 seconds.
Tom's new velocity = ________ ?
What is 30 m/s ?
There are 3 identical race cars, each with a mass of 1,115 kg.
All three race cars travel with a velocity of 95 m/s.
The momentum of the system = ________ ?
What is 317,775 N*s ?
A 2.5 kg block sliding on a frictionless surface with a velocity of 6 m/s collides with a 2nd, identical block at rest. If the blocks stick together after the collision, what is their final velocity?
What is 3 m/s ?
The product of an object's mass and velocity.
What is momentum ?
Which carries more momentum AND how much ...
A bullet with mass 0.05 kg, traveling at a speed of 250 m/s.
or
A student with mass 110 kg, traveling at a speed of 2.9 m/s.
What is the student with 319 N*s ?
In The Amazing Spiderman 2, Gwen has a mass = 55 kg. In one scene, as she falls at a velocity of -27 m/s, Spiderman throws his web to save her from hitting the ground. To bring her to a complete stop in 0.5 seconds,
Spiderman exerts an impact force = ________ ?
What is 2,970 N ?
Three identical soccer balls, each with a mass of 0.15 kg, are kicked at the same time.
All 3 soccer balls travel with individual velocities of 13 m/s.
The momentum of the system = ________ ?
What is 5.85 N*s ?
A 82 kg astronaut stranded 40 meters away from their spaceship throws a 1.5 kg wrench with a speed of 5 m/s away from the ship. What is the astronaut's new speed, as they inch closer to the spaceship?
What is 0.09 m/s ?
The tendency of objects in motion to stay in motion, or objects at rest to stay at rest.
What is Inertia ?
Which provides a greater impulse AND how much
A bat hitting a ball with 8,950 N of force for 0.018 seconds
or
A poodle jumping onto their owner with a force of 65 N for 0.25 seconds.
What is the Bat hitting a ball with an impulse of 161.1 N*s ?
In "Sully," the plane initially accelerates on the La Guardia runaway, increasing its velocity to 88 m/s in a total of 18 seconds. If the mass of the plane sully was piloting started off at 68,723 kg, what impact force did the plane thrusters apply to take flight?
What is 335,979 N ?
A rocket has a mass of 3,500 kg, and is launched from rest. It reaches a velocity of 25 m/s in 3 seconds. What is the final momentum of the rocket?
What is 87,500 N*s ?
A 0.65 kg bullet is fired horizontally into a stationary block of wood that has a mass of 23.2 kg, becoming embedded in the process. If the muzzle velocity of the bullet was 238 m/s,
the bullet/block's final velocity = _______ ?
What is 6.49 m/s ?
A designed area in a vehicle, typically at the front and rear, that deforms during a collision to absorb impact force and protect passengers.
What is a crumple zone ?
Which carries more momentum AND how much ...
A car with a mass of 1,850 kg moving at 15 m/s
or
A truck with a mass of 3,400 kg moving at 5 m/s ?
What is the car with 27,750 N*s ?
In the movie transformers, Megratron pushes Optimus Prime with a constant force of 25,000 N for a total of 4 seconds, pushing him off a cliff. If Optimus has a mass of 10,000 kg, with what velocity did Optimus get pushed off the cliff?
What is 10 m/s ?
Usain Bolt ran his world record 100 meter dash with an average velocity of 10.4 m/s. If his mass then was about 93 kg, what was his average momentum?
What is 967.2 N*s ?
A 3.7 kg block sliding on a frictionless surface with a velocity of 6 m/s collides with a second block (mass of 2.4 kg) at rest. If the blocks stick together after the collision, what is their final velocity?
What is 3.64 m/s ?
What is the Principle of Conservation of Momentum ?
Which carries more momentum AND how much ...
A bullet with mass 0.1 kg, traveling at a speed of 560 m/s.
or
A student with mass 70 kg, walking at a speed of 0.6 m/s.
What is the bullet with 56 N*s ?
In the first Avengers movie, hulk smashes the leviathan creature with a constant force of 30,000,000 N for a total of 12 seconds, completely stopping its momentum. If the creature was moving at a velocity of 15 m/s, how much mass did it have?
What is 24,000,000 kg ?
A moving car's brakes exert a force of 500 N on it. If the car carries a mass of 1,700 kg, and the car comes to a complete stop, what is the car's final momentum?
What is 0 N*s ?
A 115 kg astronaut stranded 350 meters away from their spaceship throws a 13.5 kg jet pack with a speed of 2.5 m/s away from the ship. What is the astronaut's new speed, as they inch closer to the spaceship?
What is 0.29 m/s ?