Practice Problems
Momentum, Impulse, and Work
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On this worksheet you will practice your knowledge of these concepts: Momentum, Impulse, and Work.
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Question 1
A 2.1-kg ball has a KE of 98.8 J. What is the ball's momentum?
19.9 kg m/sec
197.6 kg m/sec
10.2 kg m/sec
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20.4 kg m/sec
Question 2
A 69-kilogram skater at rest on a frictionless rink throws a 2.1-kilogram ball, giving the ball a velocity of 9.7 m/s. Which value describes the skater's subsequent motion?
-14.94 m/sec
-0.07 m/sec
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-0.3 m/sec
-6.37 m/sec
Question 3
A 5570-kg freight car moving at 9.7 m/sec collides and couples with an 13925-kg freight car which is initially at rest. The approximate common final speed of these two cars is
6.93 m/sec
2.77 m/sec
33.95 m/sec
13.58 m/sec
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3.88 m/sec
Question 4
A 6.9-g bullet moving at 333 m/sec is brought to a stop in 1 seconds when it strikes a tree. The average braking force exerted on the bullet by the tree is
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-666 N
-2.3 N
-2.3 N
there is not enough information to calculate the force
Question 5
You push two objects, both initially at rest, with the same amount of force through the same distance. Object A has mass,
m
, while object B has mass,
9m
.
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B will gain 3 times as much KE as A
B will gain 3 times as much momentum as A
A will gain 3 times as much momentum as B
A will gain 3 times as much KE as B
Question 6
A heavy and a light object are released from the same height and fall to the ground. Just before they strike the ground, they will have
none of the other choices are true
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experienced the same force
gained the same amount of momentum
gained the same kinetic energy
Question 7
A girl jumps upward from the surface of the earth.
Does an external force act on system 'girl + earth'?
no, all forces in the diagram cancel each other and neither participant (girl and earth) is accelerated
yes, because each participant (girl and earth) will experience a change in its momentum
no, the each participant (girl and earth) experience equal but opposite impulses and equivalent changes in momentum
yes, because each participant (girl and earth) will accelerate
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Question 8
Running at 4.85 m/sec Jack, a 45-kg quarterback, collides with Leon, a 90-kg tackle, who is traveling towards him at 9.7 m/sec. Upon colliding, Leon continues to travel forward towards Jack, at 1.94 m/sec. How fast does Jack leave the collision?
-3.88 m/sec
1.94 m/sec
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-10.67 m/sec
20.37 m/sec
Question 9
In which picture does Bronco have the greatest terminal velocity?
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