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Chapter 07 - Linear Momentum
Chapter 07
Linear Momentum
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The units of momentum are

A. ML/T.
B. M/T.
C. L/T2.
D. ML/T2.
E. ML2/T2.
Section: 07.02 Momentum
2. A 2.0 kg ball is moving at 4.0 m/s WEST. The momentum of the ball is
A. 4.00 kg m/s WEST.
B. 6.00 kg m/s WEST.
C. 8.0 kg m/s WEST.
D. 10 kg m/s WEST.
E. 12 kg m/s WEST.
3. A 1,800 kg car is traveling at 20.0 m/s NORTHEAST. The momentum of the car is
A. 18,000 kg m/s NORTHEAST.
B. 20,000 kg m/s NORTHEAST.
C. 28,000 kg m/s NORTHEAST.
D. 32,000 kg m/s NORTHEAST.
E. 36,000 kg m/s NORTHEAST.
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4. A 30.00 kg mass falls from a height of 4.000 m. The momentum of the mass just before it
hits the ground is
A. 144.2 kg m/s.
B. 187.8 kg m/s.
C. 320.0 kg m/s.
D. 442.4 kg m/s.
E. 502.1 kg m/s.
5. A 3.000 kg ball is pitched with a kinetic energy of 20.00 Joules. Then the momentum of the
ball is
A. 7.500 kg m/s.
B. 8.350 kg m/s.
C. 9.450 kg m/s.
D. 10.95 kg m/s.
E. 12.50 kg m/s.
6. If the momentum of a ball is doubled, then the kinetic energy is

A. 0.5 times larger.
B. 2 times larger.
C. 3 times larger.
D. 4 times larger.
E. 5 times larger.
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7. If the kinetic energy of a ball is doubled, then the momentum is

A. 0.50 times larger.
B. 0.71 times larger.
C. 1.00 times larger.
D. 1.41 times larger.
E. 1.50 times larger.
8. A 4.00 kg ball is traveling at 5.00 m/s and strikes a wall. The 4.00 kg ball bounces off the
wall with a velocity of 4.0 m/s. The change in momentum of the ball is
A. 8.0 kg m/s.
B. 13 kg m/s.
C. 26 kg m/s.
D. 30 kg m/s.
E. 36 kg m/s.
9. A 5.00 kg ball is traveling at 4.0 m/s and strikes a wall. The ball bounces off the wall with a
velocity of 4.0 m/s in the opposite direction. If the contact with the wall by the ball lasts for
0.10 seconds, then the magnitude of the impulse on the ball is
A. 24 kg m/s.
B. 30 kg m/s.
C. 36 kg m/s.
D. 40 kg m/s.
E. 50 kg m/s.
Section: 07.03 The Impulse-Momentum Theorem
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10. A 4.00 kg ball is traveling at 3.00 m/s and strikes a wall. The 4.00 kg ball bounces off the
wall with a velocity of 4.0 m/s. If the contact with the wall by the ball lasts for 0.10 seconds,
then the average force on the ball is
A. 230 N.
B. 280 N.
C. 320 N.
D. 360 N.
E. 400 N.
11. An 1800 kg car traveling at 35.0 m/s strikes a wall. If the car comes to rest in 0.500
seconds, then the average force of the wall on the car is
A. 0.330  105 N.
B. 0.640  105 N.
C. 1.26  105 N.
D. 2.77  105 N.
E. 3.33  105 N.
12. A machine gun fires 60.0 gram bullets at 6 bullets a second. If the velocity of the bullets is
600 m/s, then the average force on the machine gun is
A. 67.0 N.
B. 75.0 N.
C. 94.0 N.
D. 109 N.
E. 216 N.
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13. A water hose has a flow rate of 3.0 kg/s of water. If the velocity of the water as it leaves
the hose is 5.0 m/s, then the force to hold the hose is
A. 15 N.
B. 26 N.
C. 30 N.
D. 45 N.
E. 57 N.
14. A rifle fires a bullet. Immediately after the bullet is fired, which of the following is NOT
true?
A. the rifle and the bullet have the same magnitude of momentum
B. the force on the rifle due to the bullet and the force on the bullet due to the rifle have the
same magnitude
C. the impulse on the rifle due to the bullet and the impulse on the bullet due to the rifle have
the same magnitude
D. the rifle and the bullet do not have the same kinetic energy
E. the rifle and the bullet have the same kinetic energy
15. A 140 gm baseball with a velocity of 25.0 m/s is hit by a baseball bat and leaves at 30.0
m/s in the opposite direction. If the ball was in contact with the bat for 12.0 ms, what is the
average force on the ball?
A. 750 N
B. 642 N
C. 550 N
D. 482 N
E. 366 N
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16. Two objects of equal mass hit a wall with the same velocity. They both rebound with the
same velocity. Both objects experience the same momentum change but one experiences
twice the force as the other. Which of the following statements is true?
A. the contact time between the object and the wall of one is twice the contact time of the
other
B. the contact time between the object and the wall of one is equal to the contact time of the
other
C. the contact time between the object and the wall of one is one-half the contact time of the
other
D. the change in the kinetic energy is the same for the two objects
E. the contact time between the object and the wall of one is 1/3 the contact time of the other
17. A 1200 kg car is traveling at 4.00 m/s and strikes a wall. The 1200 kg car bounces off the
wall with a velocity of 4.00 m/s. If the contact with the wall by the car lasts for 0.100 seconds,
then the impulse on the car is
A. 12,400 kg m/s.
B. 10,200 kg m/s.
C. 9,600 kg m/s.
D. 8,400 kg m/s.
E. 2,900 kg m/s.
18. A 1200 kg car is traveling at 3.00 m/s and strikes a wall. The 1200 kg car bounces off the
wall with a velocity of 4.00 m/s. If the contact with the wall by the car lasts for 0.10 seconds,
then the average force on the car is
A. 46,000 N.
B. 55,000 N.
C. 63,000 N.
D. 75,000 N.
E. 84,000 N.
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19. A rocket with a mass of 500 grams is launched straight up. It achieves a velocity of 20.0
m/s in 2.00 seconds. The average thrust force of the engines on the rocket is
A. 7.50 N.
B. 9.90 N.
C. 12.0 N.
D. 13.5 N.
E. 20.0 N
20. A rocket with a mass of 750 grams is launched straight up. It achieves a velocity of 25.00
m/s in 2.00 seconds. The average net force on the rocket is
A. 16.7 N.
B. 24.5 N.
C. 33.1 N.
D. 41.7 N.
E. 52.8 N.
21. A 3.0 kg object is moving to the right at 4.0 m/s. It collides in a perfectly inelastic
collision with a 6.0 kg object moving to the left at 2.0 m/s. What is the total kinetic energy
after the collision?
A. 62 J
B. 25 J
C. 12 J
D. 0.0 J
Section: 07.04 Conservation of Momentum
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22. An airplane has a mass of 8,000 kg and is flying at 150 m/s in level flight. The airplane
drops 1,000 kg of water on a fire below. The velocity of the airplane after dropping the water
is
A. 50 m/s.
B. 60 m/s.
C. 75 m/s.
D. 100 m/s.
E. 150 m/s.
23. A 90.0 kg person is sitting in a boat at rest with a mass of 100 kg. In the boat is a stone
with a mass of 5.00 kg. The person throws the stone at 4.00 m/s horizontally in the NORTH
direction. The kinetic energy of the boat and person after the throwing of the stone is
A. 5.20 J.
B. 40.0 J.
C. 1.05 J.
D. 2.75 J.
24. A 90. kg person is sitting in a boat at rest with a mass of 100 kg. In the boat is a stone with
a mass of 5.00 kg. The person throws the stone at 4.00 m/s horizontally in the NORTH
direction. The velocity of the person and the boat after the throwing of the stone is
A. 2.00 m/s NORTH.
B. 1.21 m/s SOUTH.
C. 1.21 m/s NORTH.
D. 0.11 m/s SOUTH.
E. 0.11 m/s NORTH.
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25. A 5.00 kg ball is moving at 4.0 m/s to the right and a 6.00 kg ball is moving at 3.00 m/s to
the left. The total momentum of the system is
A. 2.0 kg m/s to the right.
B. 2.0 kg m/s to the left.
C. 38 kg m/s to the right.
D. 18 kg m/s to the left.
E. 20 kg m/s to the right.
26. A 4.00 kg ball is moving at 4.0 m/s to the right and a 6.00 kg ball is moving at 3.00 m/s to
the left. The total momentum of the system is
A. 16 kg m/s to the right.
B. 2.0 kg m/s to the right.
C. 2.0 kg m/s to the left.
D. 18 kg m/s to the left.
E. 34 kg m/s to the left.
27. A 4.00 kg ball is moving at 4.00 m/s to the EAST and a 6.00 kg ball is moving at 3.00 m/s
to the NORTH. The total momentum of the system is
A. 14.2 kg m/s at an angle of 48.4 degrees SOUTH of EAST.
B. 48.2 kg m/s at an angle of 24.2 degrees SOUTH of EAST.
C. 48.2 kg m/s at an angle of 48.4 degrees NORTH of EAST.
D. 24.1 kg m/s at an angle of 24.2 degrees SOUTH of EAST.
E. 24.1 kg m/s at an angles of 48.4 degrees NORTH of EAST.
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28. A 4.00 kg ball is moving at 2.00 m/s to the WEST and a 6.00 kg ball is moving at 2.00
m/s to the NORTH. The total momentum of the system is
A. 21.6 kg m/s at an angle of 17.7 degrees NORTH of WEST.
B. 14.4 kg m/s at an angle of 45.2 degrees SOUTH of WEST.
C. 21.6 kg m/s at an angle of 45.2 degrees SOUTH of WEST.
D. 14.4 kg m/s at an angle of 56.3 degrees NORTH of WEST.
E. 21.6 kg m/s at an angle of 56.3 degrees NORTH of WEST.
29. A 4.00 kg ball is moving at 2.00 m/s to the SOUTH and a 6.00 kg ball is moving at 2.00
m/s to the NORTHWEST. The total momentum of the system is
A. 15.8 kg m/s at an angle of 3.27 degrees NORTH of WEST.
B. 8.5 kg m/s at an angle of 3.27 degrees NORTH of WEST.
C. 15.8 kg m/s at an angle of 17.2 degrees NORTH of WEST.
D. 8.5 kg m/s at an angle of 17.2 degrees NORTH of WEST.
E. 20.1 kg m/s at an angle of 27.5 degrees NORTH of WEST.
30. A 4.00 kg ball is moving at 3.00 m/s to the NORTH and a 5.00 kg ball is moving at 2.00
m/s to the NORTHWEST. The total momentum of the system is
A. 20.3 kg m/s at an angle of 89.7 degrees NORTH of EAST.
B. 20.3 kg m/s at an angle of 24.6 degrees SOUTH of EAST.
C. 26.1 kg m/s at an angle of 24.6 degrees NORTH of EAST.
D. 26.1 kg m/s at an angle of 89.7 degrees SOUTH of EAST.
E. 43.00 kg m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees NORTH of EAST.
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31. An astronaut in a space suit is motionless in outer space. The propulsion unit strapped to
her back ejects some gas with a velocity of 50 m/s. The astronaut recoils with a velocity of 1.0
m/s. If the mass of the astronaut and space suit after the gas is ejected is 120 kg, the mass of
the gas ejected is
A. 1.0 kg.
B. 1.9 kg.
C. 2.4 kg.
D. 3.00 kg.
E. 3.6 kg.
32. A 100 kg mass is blown apart into a 60 kg piece and a 40 kg piece. After the blast, the two
masses are moving apart with a relative velocity of 60 m/s. The velocity of the 60 kg mass is
A. 88 m/s.
B. 67 m/s.
C. 51 m/s.
D. 40 m/s.
E. 24 m/s.
33. A 120 kg mass is blown apart into a 80 kg piece and a 40 kg piece. After the blast, the
two masses are moving apart with a relative velocity of 60 m/s. The velocity of the 80 kg
mass is
A. 59 m/s.
B. 51 m/s.
C. 34 m/s.
D. 20 m/s.
E. 14 m/s.
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34. A 100 kg mass is blown apart into a 50.0 kg piece and a 50.0 kg piece. After the blast, the
two masses are moving apart with a relative velocity of 100 m/s. The total kinetic energy after
the explosion is
A. 8.42  104 J.
B. 1.25  105 J.
C. 3.62  105 J.
D. 6.50  105 J.
E. 1.24  106 J.
35. An astronaut in a space suit is motionless in outer space. The propulsion unit strapped to
her back ejects some gas with a velocity of 40.0 m/s. The astronaut recoils with a velocity of
1.00 m/s. If the mass of the astronaut and space suit after the gas is ejected is 100 kg and the
mass of the gas ejected is 2.50 kg, then the total kinetic energy after the ejection of the gas is
A. 2,050 J.
B. 3,430 J.
C. 4,150 J.
D. 5,070 J.
E. 6,320 J.
36. A 120 kg mass is blown apart into an 80 kg piece and a 40 kg piece. After the blast, the
two masses are moving apart with a relative velocity of 60 m/s. The total kinetic energy after
the explosion is
A. 21 kJ.
B. 35 kJ.
C. 48 kJ.
D. 56 kJ.
E. 82 kJ.
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37. A 100.0 kg mass is blown apart into a 95.00 kg piece and a 5.000 kg piece. After the blast,
the two masses are moving apart with a relative velocity of 100.0 m/s. The kinetic energy of
the 5.000 kg mass after the explosion is
A. 6,850 J.
B. 7,500 J.
C. 9,570 J.
D. 11,500 J.
E. 22,560 J.
38. A 100.0 kg mass is blown apart into a 95.00 kg piece and a 5.000 kg piece. After the blast,
the two masses are moving apart with a relative velocity of 100.0 m/s. The kinetic energy of
the 95.00 kg mass after the explosion is
A. 1,190 J.
B. 8,600 J.
C. 18,750 J.
D. 22,560 J.
E. 23,750 J.
39. A 100 kg mass is blown apart into a 90.0 kg piece and a 10.0 kg piece. After the blast, the
two masses are moving apart with a relative velocity of 100 m/s. The velocity of the 10.0 kg
mass after the explosion is 90.0 m/s. The total kinetic energy of the two masses after the
explosion is
A. 63,200 J.
B. 45,000 J.
C. 30,400 J.
D. 23,400 J.
E. 4,500 J.
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40. Two ice skaters are at rest and facing each other. One skater weighs 140 lbs and the other
skater weighs 180 lbs. The skaters "push off" of each other. The 140 lb skater is moving at
5.00 m/s to the EAST. What is the velocity of the 180 lb skater?
A. 6.50 m/s EAST
B. 6.50 m/s WEST
C. 3.89 m/s EAST
D. 3.89 m/s WEST
E. 1.55 m/s EAST
41. An open box-car has a mass of 30,000 kg and is moving on a level railroad track at 4.00
m/s. 1,000 kg of water falls straight down into the box-car. The velocity of the box-car after
the water falls into the box-car is
A. 7.01 m/s.
B. 6.55 m/s.
C. 5.02 m/s.
D. 3.87 m/s.
E. 2.89 m/s.
42. A 3.00 kg mass is located at x = 2.0 cm and y = 4.0 cm. A 3.00 kg mass is located at x = -
5.0 cm and y = 2.0 cm. A 4.00 kg mass is located at x = 3.0 cm and y = -3.0 cm. Where is the
location of the center of mass (x, y)?
A. (0.60 cm, 0.30 cm)
B. (0.90 cm, 2.0 cm)
C. (3.0 cm, 1.0 cm)
D. (0.30 cm, 0.60 cm)
E. (3.9 cm, 3.0 cm)
Section: 07.05 Center of Mass
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43. A 3.00 kg mass is located at x = 2.0 cm and y = -4.0 cm. A 3.00 kg mass is located at x = -
5.0 cm and y = 2.0 cm. A 4.00 kg mass is located at x = -3.0 cm and y = -3.0 cm. Where is the
location of the center of mass (x, y)?
A. (-0.10 cm, -0.50 cm)
B. (-2.1 cm, -1.8 cm)
C. (+2.1 cm, -1.8 cm)
D. (-2.1 cm, +1.8 cm)
E. (+1.1 cm, -2.0 cm)
44. Mass 30.0 g is located at the origin. Where is mass 10.0 g located if the coordinates of the
center of mass are (0.00 cm, 10.0 cm)?
A. (0.00 cm, 20.0 cm)
B. (0.00 cm, 5.00 cm)
C. (0.00 cm, 7.50 cm)
45. A 3.00 kg mass is located at x = 2.0 cm and y = 0.0. A 3.00 kg mass is located at x = 0.0
and y = 2.0 cm. A 4.00 kg mass is located at x = 3.0 cm and y = -3.0 cm. Where is the
location of the center of mass?
A. (+1.8 cm, -0.60 cm)
B. (+1.8 cm, +0.60 cm)
C. (+0.60 cm, -1.8 cm)
D. (+3.5 cm, -0.6 cm)
E. (+1.8 cm, +1.6 cm)
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46. A 4.00 kg mass is moving at 4.00 m/s 45.0 degrees NORTH of WEST and a 6.00 kg mass
is moving at 3.00 m/s 30.0 degrees SOUTH of EAST . The velocity of the center of mass is
(a), and the velocity NORTH of the center of mass is (b)
A. a = 0.430 m/s, b = 2.30 m/s.
B. a = 1.23 m/s, b = 0.230 m/s.
C. a = 0.430 m/s, b = 0.203 m/s.
D. a = 1.73 m/s, b = 1.43 m/s.
E. a = 0.430 m/s, b = 0.230 m/s.
Section: 07.06 Motion of the Center of Mass
47. A 5.00 kg mass is moving at 4.00 m/s 30.0 degrees SOUTH of WEST and a 2.00 kg mass
is moving at 3.00 m/s 60.0 degrees SOUTH of EAST . The velocity of the center of mass is
(a), and the velocity NORTH of the center of mass is (b)
A. a = +2.17 m/s, b = -2.05 m/s.
B. a = -2.17 m/s, b = +2.05 m/s.
C. a = +2.05 m/s, b = -2.17 m/s.
D. a = -2.05 m/s, b = +2.17 m/s.
E. a = -2.05 m/s, b = -2.17 m/s.
48. A 8.00 kg mass is moving at 5.00 m/s SOUTH and a 6.00 kg mass is moving at 7.00 m/s
EAST. The velocity of the center of mass is (a), and the velocity NORTH of the center of
mass is (b)
A. a = +40.0 m/s, b = +3.00 m/s.
B. a = +3.00 m/s, b = +40.0 m/s.
C. a = -3.00 m/s, b = -3.00 m/s.
D. a = +3.00 m/s, b = -40.0 m/s.
E. a = +40.0 m/s, b = -40.0 m/s.
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49. A 10 kg bomb is moving NORTH with a velocity of 4.0 m/s. It explodes into three
fragments: a 5.0 kg fragment moving WEST with a speed of 8.0 m/s, a 4.0 kg fragment
moving EAST with a speed of 10 m/s, and a third 1.0 kg fragment. What is the velocity of the
third fragment?
A. zero
B. 40 m/s NORTH
C. 40 m/s SOUTH
D. none of these answers are correct
50. If a 5.00 kg mass is moving EAST at 10.0 m/s and a 15.0 kg mass is moving WEST at 10
m/s, what is the velocity of the center of mass of the pair?
A. 10 m/s WEST
B. 5.0 m/s EAST
C. 5.0 m/s WEST
D. 10 m/s EAST
51. A 3.00 kg mass and a 4.00 kg mass are released simultaneously. What is the velocity of
the center of mass at t = 10 s (ignore air resistance)?
A. 9.8 m/s
B. 7.0 m/s
C. 70 m/s
D. 98 m/s
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52. A rocket of length 80 m sits on a launch pad. The center of mass of the rocket is located
32 m above the ground. The rocket is launched to an altitude of 100 km. Where is the location
of the center of mass of the total rocket-fuel system at the altitude of 100 km?
A. at ground level
B. 32 m above ground level
C. 40 m above ground level
D. 80 m above ground level
E. 50 km above ground level
53. A 4.0 kg object is moving at 5.0 m/s NORTH. It strikes a 6.0 kg object at rest. The objects
have an elastic collision and move in the NORTH or SOUTH direction. The velocity of the
4.0 kg object after the collision is
A. 1.0 m/s NORTH.
B. 4.0 m/s NORTH.
C. 1.0 m/s SOUTH.
D. 4.0 m/s SOUTH.
E. 0 m/s.
Section: 07.07 Collisions in One Dimension
54. A 4.0 kg object is moving at 5.0 m/s NORTH. It strikes a 6.0 kg object at rest. The objects
have an elastic collision and move in the NORTH or SOUTH direction. The velocity of the
6.0 kg object after the collision is
A. 0.0 m/s.
B. 1.0 m/s SOUTH.
C. 4.0 m/s SOUTH.
D. 1.0 m/s NORTH.
E. 4.0 m/s NORTH.
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55. A 4.00 kg object is moving at 5.00 m/s WEST. It strikes a 6.00 kg that is moving WEST
at 2.00 m/s. The objects have a one-dimensional elastic collision in the EAST-WEST
direction. The velocity of the 6.00 kg object after the collision is
A. 1.40 m/s WEST.
B. 1.40 m/s EAST.
C. 4.40 m/s EAST.
D. 4.40 m/s WEST.
E. 3.00 m/s WEST.
56. A 4.00 kg object is moving at 3.00 m/s WEST. It strikes a 6.00 kg that is moving WEST
at 2.00 m/s. The objects have a one-dimensional elastic collision in the EAST-WEST
direction. The velocity of the 4.00 kg object after the collision is
A. 1.00 m/s WEST.
B. 2.80 m/s EAST.
C. 1.80 m/s WEST.
D. 2.80 m/s WEST.
E. 1.80 m/s EAST.
57. A 3.00 kg object is moving at 5.00 m/s EAST. It strikes a 6.00 kg that is moving EAST at
2.00 m/s. The objects have a one-dimensional elastic collision in the EAST-WEST direction.
The velocity of the 3.00 kg object after the collision is
A. 4.00 m/s EAST.
B. 1.00 m/s EAST.
C. 4.00 m/s WEST.
D. 1.00 m/s WEST.
E. 3.00 m/s EAST.
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58. A 4.00 kg object is moving at 5.00 m/s EAST. It strikes a 5.00 kg that is moving WEST at
2.00 m/s. The objects have a one-dimensional elastic collision in the EAST-WEST direction.
A. 4.22 m/s EAST.
B. 2.78 m/s WEST.
C. 4.22 m/s WEST.
D. 2.78 m/s EAST.
E. 1.11 m/s WEST.
59. Two objects collide and stick together. Which of the following is false?
A. momentum is conserved
B. kinetic energy is lost
C. kinetic energy is conserved
D. momentum is lost
60. A 1200 kg car is moving at 5.0 m/s EAST. It strikes an 1800 kg car at rest. The cars have
an elastic collision and move in the EAST or WEST direction. The velocity of the 1200 kg car
after the collision is
A. 4.0 m /s EAST.
B. 1.0 m/s EAST.
C. 4.0 m/s WEST.
D. 1.0 m/s WEST.
E. 3.00 m/s EAST.
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an elastic collision and move in the EAST or WEST direction. The velocity of the 1800 kg car
after the collision is
A. 3.0 m/s WEST.
B. 1.0 m/s EAST.
C. 4.0 m/s EAST.
D. 4.0 m/s WEST.
E. 1.0 m/s WEST.
an elastic collision and move in the EAST or WEST direction. The relative velocity between
the cars after the collision is
A. 3.0 m/s WEST.
B. 1.0 m/s EAST.
C. 4.0 m/s EAST.
D. 5.0 m/s EAST.
E. 1.0 m/s WEST.
63. A ball collides with a second ball at rest. After the collision, the first ball comes to rest
and the second ball moves off at the speed of the first ball. In this collision
A. total momentum is not conserved.
B. total kinetic energy is not conserved.
C. total momentum is conserved but total kinetic energy is not conserved.
D. total momentum is not conserved but total kinetic energy is conserved.
E. total momentum and total kinetic energy are conserved and the masses are equal.
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64. A 1200 kg car travels at 25.0 m/s and collides head-on in a perfectly inelastic collision
with a stationary 2400 kg truck. The kinetic energy lost in the collision is
A. 330,000 J.
B. 250,000 J.
C. 125,000 J.
D. 95,000 J.
E. 75,000 J.
65. A 1700 kg car travels at 20 m/s WEST and collides with a 2000 kg car traveling EAST.
The collision is completely inelastic and they both come to rest. What is the velocity of the
2000 kg car?
A. 17 m/s EAST
B. 14 m/s EAST
C. 17 m/s WEST
D. 14 m/s WEST
E. 12 m/s EAST
66. A 4.00 kg object is moving at 5.00 m/s NORTH. It strikes a 6.00 kg object that is moving
WEST at 2.00 m/s. The objects have a completely inelastic (stick together) collision. The
velocity of the 4.00 kg object after the collision is
A. 2.54 m/s at an angle of 35.0 degrees NORTH of WEST.
B. 1.93 m/s at an angle of 59.0 degrees NORTH of WEST.
C. 1.93 m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees NORTH of WEST.
D. 2.33 m/s at an angle of 59.0 degrees NORTH of WEST.
E. 2.33 m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees NORTH of WEST.
Section: 07.08 Collisions in Two Dimensions
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EAST at 2.00 m/s. The objects have a completely inelastic (stick together) collision. The
velocity of the 6.00 kg object after the collision is
A. 2.33 m/s at an angle of 35.0 degrees NORTH of EAST.
B. 2.33 m/s at an angle of 59.0 degrees NORTH of EAST.
C. 2.00 m/s at an angle of 59.0 degrees NORTH of EAST.
D. 2.00 m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees NORTH of EAST.
E. 2.33 m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees NORTH of EAST.
68. A 4.00 kg object is moving at 5.00 m/s NORTHWEST. It strikes a 6.00 kg that is moving
SOUTHWEST at 2.00 m/s. The objects have a completely inelastic (stick together) collision.
A. 2.33 m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees NORTH of WEST.
B. 3.89 m/s at an angle of 35.0 degrees NORTH of WEST.
C. 3.89 m/s at an angle of 14.0 degrees NORTH of WEST.
D. 2.33 m/s at an angle of 14.0 degrees NORTH of WEST.
E. 2.33 m/s at an angle of 35.0 degrees NORTH of WEST.
69. A 4.00 kg object is moving at 5.00 m/s EAST. It strikes a 6.00 kg that is at rest. The
objects have an elastic collision. The velocity of the 4.00 kg object after the collision is at an
angle of 30.0 degrees SOUTH of EAST. The velocity of the 4.00 kg mass after the collision
is
A. 5.78 m/s.
B. 4.56 m/s.
C. 3.55 m/s.
D. 1.67 m/s.
E. 2.66 m/s.
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70. A 4.00 kg object is moving at 5.00 m/s EAST. It strikes a 6.00 kg that is at rest. The
objects have an elastic collision. The velocity of 4.00 kg object after the collision is in the
SOUTHWEST direction. The velocity of the 6.00 kg object after the collision is
A. 2.38 m/s.
B. 3.02 m/s.
C. 3.51 m/s.
D. 4.06 m/s.
E. 5.22 m/s.
kinetic energy lost in the collision is
A. 34.8 J.
B. 28.7 J.
C. 20.4 J.
D. 18.7 J.
E. 14.9 J.
72. A 4.00 kg object is moving at 5.00 m/s NORTHWEST. It strikes a 6.00 kg that is moving
SOUTHWEST at 2.00 m/s. The objects have a completely inelastic (stick together) collision.
The kinetic energy lost in the collision is
A. 20.4 J.
B. 28.7 J.
C. 34.8 J.
D. 40.2 J.
E. 45.1 J.
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73. A 4.00 kg object is moving at 5.00 m/s SOUTH. It strikes a 3.00 kg object that is moving
kinetic energy lost in the collision is
A. 20.2 J.
B. 18.4 J.
C. 10.5 J.
D. 8.33 J.
E. 2.61 J.
74. In any collision

A. total momentum is not conserved.
B. total kinetic energy is conserved.
C. total momentum is conserved.
D. total momentum is not conserved but total kinetic energy is conserved.
E. total momentum and total kinetic energy are conserved and the masses are equal.
75. A pair of identical balls is connected by a massless rod, and thrown straight up into the
air, such that the center of mass of the pair reaches a maximum height of 13.2 m above the
point of release. On the way up, when the center of mass is at 6.6 m above to point of release,
the velocity of one ball is measured to be 7.7 m/s downward. What is the velocity of the other
ball at this time? Ignore air resistance.
A. 19.1 m/s up
B. 3.7 m/s up
C. 8.0 m/s up
D. 0.3 m/s up
E. 0.3 m/s down
F. 3.7 m/s down
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76. A 1500 kg car accelerates from rest to 35 m/s in 6.5 s. If its engine and tires are able to
provide a force to the car of 8500 N, what was the magnitude of the sum of forces due to
friction and air resistance on the car during this interval?
A. 11450 N
B. 1840 N
C. 3510 N
D. 3150 N
77. A 2200 kg truck is decelerated from 22 m/s to 12 m/s in 3.2 s, as its driver sees a deer
wander into the road. What was the magnitude of the net force that slowed the truck?
A. 8.3 kN
B. 23.4 kN
C. 6.9 kN
D. 15.1 kN
78. A vertical spring is compressed and when released applies a force during a 0.25 s time
interval to a 17 g frog, which is flung upward due to the applied force from the spring. If the
frog attains a velocity of 11 m/s after being released from the spring, what average force was
applied by the spring?
A. 0.21 N
B. 0.91 N
C. 0.75 N
D. 0.17 N
E. 0.58 N
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79. The Earth has a mass of approximately 80 times that of the Moon. The distance between
their centers is on average 384000 km. How far from the center of the Earth is the center of
mass of the Earth-Moon system?
A. Not enough information is given
B. 4800 km
C. 4860 km
D. 4740 km
80. An apple and an orange are connected by a straw of negligible mass. If the centers of the
apples are 26 cm apart and the center of mass of the pair is 11 cm from the apple, what is the
ratio of mapple to morange?
A. 26/11
B. 11/15
C. 15/26
D. 11/26
E. 26/15
F. 15/11
81. A binary star system is composed of two stars (one blue, one red) that orbit a common
point: the center of mass of the system. The distances from the stars to the center of mass
might be labeled rblue and rred. The sum of the masses of the stars is Mblue + Mred = 3.70 x 1033
kg. If it is known that rblue = 2/5 rred, what is Mred?
A. 1.06 x 1033 kg
B. 2.64 x 1033 kg
C. 1.48 x 1033 kg
D. 2.22 x 1033 kg
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82. A football player leaps at 3.0 m/s toward a second football player, who is at the time of
the collision moving at 0.5 m/s toward the first player. After the collision, the two players
move together at 1.2 m/s. If the originally stationary player's mass is 175 kg, what is the
other's mass?
A. 185 kg
B. 119 kg
C. 165 kg
D. 68 kg
83. A pair of identical balls is connected by a massless rod, and thrown straight up into the
air, such that the center of mass of the pair reaches a maximum height of 13.2 m above the
point of release. 1.0 s after reaching this height, the velocity of one ball is measured to be 3.2
m/s upward. What is the velocity of the other ball at this time? Ignore air resistance.
A. 6.6 m/s down
B. 9.8 m/s up
C. 6.6 m/s up
D. 13.0 m/s down
E. 13.0 m/s up
F. 9.8 m/s down
84. A pair of identical balls is connected by a massless rod, and thrown up into the air. The
velocity of the center of mass is initially 17.2 m/s upward. 1.0 s later, one of the balls is
measured to be at rest. What is the velocity of the other ball at this time? Ignore air resistance.
A. 14.8 m/s up
B. 9.8 m/s down
C. 7.4 m/s up
D. 7.4 m/s down
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85. A ball bearing rolls along a smooth horizontal tabletop, and crashes head-on into a second
ball bearing of half its mass. If both ball bearings roll in the x-direction only (either positive
or negative) and the initially stationary ball bearing is observed to have a velocity of +2.4 m/s
after the collision, what was the initial speed of the first ball bearing?
A. More information is required
B. 7.2 m/s
C. 3.6 m/s
D. 1.8 m/s
86. A ball bearing rolls along a smooth horizontal tabletop, and crashes head-on into a second
ball bearing of half its mass. If both ball bearings roll in the x-direction only (either positive
or negative) and the initially stationary ball bearing is observed to have a velocity of +2.4 m/s
after the collision, what was the velocity of the first ball bearing after the collision?
A. -2.4 m/s
B. +2.4 m/s
C. -1.2 m/s
D. +1.2 m/s
E. -0.6 m/s
F. +0.6 m/s
87. A sticky hockey puck slides along a frictionless, horizontal ice surface at 75 m/s in the +x
direction. It collides with a second sticky puck originally sliding at 25 m/s in the -y direction.
They collide totally inelastically. If the first puck has a mass equal to twice that of the second,
what is the angle of their final velocity vector below the +x direction?
A. 37 degrees
B. 9.5 degrees
C. 49 degrees
D. 42 degrees
E. 34 degrees
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88. A sticky hockey puck slides along a frictionless, horizontal ice surface at 75 m/s in the +x
direction. It collides with a second sticky puck originally sliding at 25 m/s in the -y direction.
They collide totally inelastically. If the first puck has a mass equal to half that of the second,
what is the angle of their final velocity vector below the +x direction?
A. 9.5 degrees
B. 42 degrees
C. 34 degrees
D. 49 degrees
E. 37 degrees
89. A 250 g sticky hockey puck slides along a frictionless, horizontal ice surface at 75 m/s in
the +x direction. It collides with a 500 g sticky puck originally sliding at 25 m/s in the -y
direction. They collide totally inelastically. How much kinetic energy was lost in this
collision?
A. 522 J
B. 779 J
C. 520 J
D. More information is needed
90. At a carnival game, two balls, identical in mass and radius, are made of steel and of
rubber. They are offered as a means of knocking over a bowling pin by throwing them at the
pin. If they are thrown with the same speed and hit the same spot on the bowling pin, which
is more likely to knock the pin over?
A. The steel ball
B. Without knowing more information this cannot be answered.
C. The clay ball
D. Both are equally likely since they have the same momentum
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91. In an elastic collision, one ball has initial velocity v and strikes another, much less
massive ball, that is initially at rest in a head-on collision. The velocity of the second ball
after the collision is equal to:
A. v
B. 2v
C. v/2
D. -v
E. something else
92. A ball of mass 3m at speed v approaches a ball of mass 2m at speed -2v and they are
about to collide. After the collision, what is the speed of the center of mass?
A. v
B. -v/5
C. v/5
D. -v
E. Can't decide because we don't know whether this collision is inelastic or elastic
93. Two objects undergo a collision, and there is no external force on the objects. This
means that:
A. Both objects move at constant velocity
B. The objects have equal and opposite velocities
C. The center of mass moves with constant velocity
D. The center of mass is stationary
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