Momentum Test Name _______________________

Date ______________ Period ____

1. A 845 kg drag race car accelerates from rest to 100 km/r in 0.! seconds. "a# $at is
te cange in momentum of te car% "&# $at a'erage force is e(erted on te car%
). A *5 gram &ullet mo'ing at 500 m/s strikes a +ooden &lock of mass ).5 kg +ic is at
rest. Te &ullet e(its out te &ack of te +ooden, &lock +it a 'elocit- of *88 m/s. .o+
fast is te &lock mo'ing%
*. A 4.00 kg rocket is launced sooting 50 grams of &urned fuel from its e(aust at an
a'erage 'elocit- of /)5 m/s. $at is te 'elocit- of no+ sligtl-0ligter rocket after te
fuel as &urned%
4. A &all of mass 0.)5 kg and a 'elocit- of 0.)0 m/s east+ard collides +it anoter &all of
mass 0.10 kg and 'elocit- 0.10 m/s also east+ard. After te collision te more massi'e &all
as a 'elocit- of 0.15 m/s east+ard. $at is te 'elocit- of te less massi'e &all%
5. 1n a freigt -ard, a train is &eing made u2 of an em2t- freigt car, coasting along at 10
m/s +ic in turn strikes a loaded stationar- car and te cars cou2le togeter. 3ac of te
cars +eigs *000 kg em2t- and te loaded car contains 1)000 kg of &ottled soft drinks.
$at is te s2eed of te cou2led cars%