Question 1

What is linear momentum defined as?

Accepted Answer

Mass times velocity

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Force times time

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Mass times acceleration

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Energy divided by time

Question 2

What units is momentum expressed in?

Accepted Answer

Kilograms meters per second

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Kilograms per hour

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Grams per second

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Newton meters

Question 3

What does the impulse-momentum theorem relate?

Accepted Answer

Impulse to change in momentum

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Velocity to time

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Energy to work

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Force to mass

Question 4

What factor makes it harder to stop a moving object?

Accepted Answer

Its mass and velocity

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The material of the object

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Its color

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The surrounding temperature

Question 5

When is the force of an impact larger?

Accepted Answer

When the impact is instantaneous

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When the surface is soft

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When the impact is slow

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When the object is light

Question 6

Why do baseball players swing through the ball?

Accepted Answer

To maximize force imparted on the ball

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To hit the ball harder

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To make contact with more accuracy

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To change the direction of the ball

Question 7

What happens to momentum during a collision between two objects?

Accepted Answer

Total momentum is conserved

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Only one object's momentum counts

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Momentum doubles

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Momentum is lost

Question 8

What is impulse measured in?

Accepted Answer

Newton seconds

Answer

Meters

Answer

Kilograms

Answer

Joules

Question 9

What does a larger force applied over a shorter time do?

Accepted Answer

Brings an object to rest quicker

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Increases the object's speed

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Makes the object bounce

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Keeps the object moving

Question 10

What example illustrates conservation of momentum effectively?

Accepted Answer

Balls colliding on a pool table

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A person jumping

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A car accelerating

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A ball rolling down a hill

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