Momentum questions

1. What is the momentum in kg.m.s-1 of a 10 kg truck traveling at

i. 5 m.s-1
ii. 20 cm.s-1
iii. 36 km.h-1

2. Jack, whose mass is 48 kg, is running at 5 m.s-1 and jumps onto a 7 kg skateboard moving in the
same direction at 3.0 m.s-1. What is their speed after Jack is on the skateboard?

3. A truck of mass 500 kg moving at 4 m.s-1 east collides with another truck of mass 1500 kg moving
at 1.5 m.s-1 west. What is their common velocity after the collision if they stick together? (Hint:
Make one of the velocities negative)

Difficult question for physics geniuses only

4. A comet of mass 1 x 106 kg hits the earth at a speed of 1 x 105 m.s-1. At what speed does the earth
move backwards after the collision (mass of earth = 700 x 1022 kg)? (Assume that the earth is not
moving before the collision, a big assumption!)

Momentum questions

1. What is the momentum in kg.m.s-1 of a 10 kg truck traveling at

i. 5 m.s-1
ii. 20 cm.s-1
iii. 36 km.h-1

2. Jack, whose mass is 48 kg, is running at 5 m.s-1 and jumps onto a 7 kg skateboard moving in the
same direction at 3.0 m.s-1. What is their speed after Jack is on the skateboard?

3. A truck of mass 500 kg moving at 4 m.s-1 east collides with another truck of mass 1500 kg moving
at 1.5 m.s-1 west. What is their common velocity after the collision if they stick together? (Hint:
Make one of the velocities negative)

Difficult question for physics geniuses only

4. A comet of mass 1 x 106 kg hits the earth at a speed of 1 x 105 m.s-1. At what speed does the earth
move backwards after the collision (mass of earth = 700 x 1022 kg)? (Assume that the earth is not
moving before the collision, a big assumption!)