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Physics Grade 9-12

Science: Momentum and Collisions

Using mass, velocity, and conservation of momentum

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Using mass, velocity, and conservation of momentum

Physics - Grade 9-12

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Show your work and include units in every answer.
  1. 1
    A cart moving to the right with a motion arrow.

    A 2 kg cart moves to the right at 5 m/s. What is its momentum?

  2. 2
    A car moving to the right with a motion arrow.

    A 1200 kg car is moving at 18 m/s east. Calculate its momentum.

  3. 3
    A soccer ball moving upward with a motion arrow.

    A 0.50 kg soccer ball is kicked and moves at 16 m/s north. What is the ball's momentum?

  4. 4
    A truck shown at rest and then moving left.

    A 1500 kg truck is initially at rest. After a force acts, it moves at 4 m/s west. What is its final momentum?

  5. 5
    An object with a shorter and longer arrow pointing right.

    A 3 kg object changes velocity from 2 m/s east to 7 m/s east. Find the change in momentum.

  6. 6
    An object moving right faster before a collision and slower after.

    A 4 kg object moves at 6 m/s right and then at 2 m/s right after a collision. What is the object's change in momentum?

  7. 7
    A force arrow pushing a block to the right.

    A force of 12 N acts on an object for 0.50 s. What impulse does the object receive?

  8. 8
    A ball struck by a bat and moving to the right.

    A 0.25 kg ball at rest is hit and leaves with a velocity of 20 m/s east. What impulse was delivered to the ball?

  9. 9
    A moving cart collides with a stationary cart and they stick together.

    Two carts collide and stick together. Cart A has mass 2 kg and velocity 4 m/s right. Cart B has mass 3 kg and is at rest. What is their final velocity?

  10. 10
    Two carts moving right collide and stick together.

    A 1.5 kg cart moving at 6 m/s east collides with a 1.0 kg cart moving at 2 m/s east. They stick together. Find their final velocity.

  11. 11
    Two pucks moving toward each other collide and stick.

    A 0.20 kg puck moves at 10 m/s east and collides with a 0.30 kg puck moving at 4 m/s west. They stick together. What is their final velocity?

  12. 12
    Two cars collide head-on and stick together.

    A 900 kg car traveling 20 m/s east collides head-on with a 1100 kg car traveling 10 m/s west. If they stick together, what is their final velocity?

  13. 13
    An object with an upward direction arrow.

    A 5 kg object has a momentum of 30 kg m/s north. What is its velocity?

  14. 14
    A ball changes from moving downward to moving upward.

    A 0.40 kg ball changes velocity from 3 m/s south to 7 m/s north. Find the impulse on the ball.

  15. 15

    In one or two complete sentences, explain the law of conservation of momentum for a closed system.

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