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Unit HW Momentum Collisions Ans Key PDF
Unit HW Momentum Collisions Ans Key PDF
AP Review
Momentum Problem: Impulse (1984)
How hard it is to stop a moving object.
Related to both mass and velocity. 56. Two planets have the same size, but different
For one particle masses, and no atmospheres. Which of the
p = mv following would be the same for objects with
For a system of multiple particles equal mass on the surfaces of the two planets?
P = pi = mivi I. The rate at which each would fall freely
Units: N s or kg m/s II. The amount of mass each would balance
Momentum is a vector! on an equal-arm balance
III. The amount of momentum each would
Problem: Momentum (1998) acquire when given a certain impulse
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III
(B) 3 N s
(C) 2 N s
2
(D) N s
3
(E) 4 N s
Impulse (J)
The product of an external force and time, which
Show your work:
results in a change in momentum
Ans. The impulse is simply J = mv. The
J=Ft
mass is 0.4 kg and the speed is 5.0 m/s. J = 0.4
J = P
kg 5.0 m/s = 2 Ns. The angle is irrelevant
Units: N s or kg m/s
here.