Momentum/Impulse Test- Physics
Name
Momentum: p = mv Change in momentum: Ap = m(vrv.) Impulse: J = Fat Fat = m(vrv)
Elastic collsions: m,Vu+m;V;= m Va+m_V21
Inelastic collisions: m, Vy+m V2 = (m+m),
1. Which object would have the least momentum? Which object would have the most momentum
A. 10Kg object moving at 40m/s
C. .1Kg object moving at 1000m/s
B. 2kg object moving at 100m/s
D. 800Kg object moving at 1m/s
2. Impulse is defined as
A. the change in momentum
B. force multiplied by the change in time
C. the change in velocity
D. both A and B
E. A, B, and C
3. You stick a firecracker between two empty coke cans, each with mass .01kg, and explode it. What is the
total momentum of the system after the collision?
A. 1000 kgm/s
B. Not enough information to tell
C. Depends on the size of the firecracker
D. The answer is 0. Choose this one; none of the other answer choices are correct!