Khan Academy Assignment: Momentum and Impulse

Name: Ariel Velasquez

Objective: Analyze the phenomena of Momentum,

Impulse, Collisions and the Principle of Conservation
of Momentum.

Article on Momentum and Impulse

Momentum: 4 things that are mentioned about momentum in the

article:

1. The most useful thing a momentum is that has relationship with

force.

2. The standard unit of momentum is Kg x m/s

3. Is a measurement of mass in location

4. The momentum is a vector quantity

Impulse: 4 things that are mentioned about impulse:

1.When the impulse is calculated we have to multiply force by the

time

2. When we divide impulse by a force, the force will cancel out

3. Impulse is both internal and external to a system and it helps us

to understand conservation of momentum

4. Is the overall affect a force that is acting over the time

Specific Impulse: Summarize what you understood in the article

about specific impulse:
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(4 lines)

Article on Conservation of Momentum: (click on choice to the left

side)

a. Why does conservation of momentum apply only to isolated

systems?

b. Why is conservation of momentum a direct consequence of

Newton´s 3d Law of Motion?

c. Describe two things you found interesting about Conservation

of Momentum in the last part of the article.

Article on Elastic and Inelastic Collisions

Elastic Collisions:

a. What happens to momentum and kinetic energy in an elastic

collision?

b. Even though there is no such a thing as a perfectly elastic

collision, what are two examples in which energy loss is
negligible?
 c. How does a Newton´s Cradle illustrate Conservation of
Momentum? (Get into the link within the article under Newton
´s Cradle).

Inelastic Collisions:

a. What happens to momentum and kinetic energy during an

inelastic collision?

b. How does the ballistic pendulum illustrate a perfectly inelastic

collision? (4 steps)

c. Attach an illustration of a ballistic pendulum.