Momentum Homework Quiz

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  1. If the momentum of an object changes and its mass remains constant, ...
  2. Your answer:
    it is accelerating or decelerating
    its velocity is changing
    both answers are correct
    none of these are correct


  3. In order to increase the final momentum of a golf ball we could....
  4. Your answer:
    follow through when hitting the ball
    all these answers are correct
    Increase the force acting on it
    increase the time of contact with the ball


  5. Suppose a girl is standing on a pond where there is no friction between her feet and the ice, In order to get off the ice, she can....
  6. Your answer:
    get on her hands and knees and crawl off the ice
    throw something in the direction opposite to that she wants to go
    walk very slowly on tiptoe
    bend over touching the ice in front of her, then bring her feet to her hands


  7. Two objects collide with each other but one object has a much greater mass. During the collision the heavier mass has....
  8. Your answer:
    a smaller force acting on it and a smaller change in momentum
    a smaller force acting on it and a greater change in momentum
    an equal and opposite force acting on it but a smaller change in momentum
    an equal and opposite force acting on and the same change in momentum


  9. The momentum change of an object is equal to:
  10. Your answer:
    object's mass times the force acting on it
    the force acting on it times its velocity
    impulse acting on it
    velocity change of the object


  11. The reason padded dashboards are used in cars is that they...
  12. Your answer:
    look nice and feel good
    decrease the impulse in a collision
    decrease the momentum of a collision
    increase the time of impact in a collision


  13. If an ball bounces off the ground rather than just stopping the force on the ball is...
  14. Your answer:
    less because the impulse is less
    greater because the time of the collision is less
    greater because the impulse is more
    less because the time of the collision is more


  15. Suppose a cannon is made of a strong but very light material. Suppose that the cannonball is more massive than the cannon itself. For such a system...
  16. Your answer:
    the force on the cannonball would be greater than the force on the cannon
    conservation of momentum and energy would not hold
    the target would be a safer place than where the operator is located
    recoil problems would be lessened


  17. A boxer will roll with the puch in order to...
  18. Your answer:
    stop being hit all together
    increase the time of contact with the fist
    reduce the change in momentum of the fist
    reduce the impulse of the fist


  19. A 1 N apple falls to the ground. The apple hits the ground with an impact force of about..
  20. Your answer:
    2 N
    9.8 N
    Not enough information to say
    1 N


  21. The area under a F-t graph represents..
  22. Your answer:
    change in momentum
    work
    mass
    change in velocity


  23. A 10 kg bowling ball traveling at 4 m/s hits a 2 kg pin head on. If the pin starts moving forward at 6.7 m/s what is the velocity of the ball just after hitting the pin?
  24. Your answer:
    0 m/s
    0.8 m/s
    2.7 m/s
    3.7 m/s


  25. Indiana Jones (75kg) jumps straight down into a runaway 300 kg mine car traveling at 20 m/s. What is the speed of the car after he lands in it?
  26. Your answer:
    20 m/s
    80 m/s
    5 m/s
    16 m/s


  27. A small economy car (low mass) and a limousine (high mass) are pushed from rest across a parking lot, equal distances with equal forces. The car that receives the greater impulse is the...
  28. Your answer:
    small economy car
    no answer
    neither, same for each
    limousine


  29. If all people, animals, trains and trucks all over the world began to walk or run towards the east, then...
  30. Your answer:
    the earth's spin would not be affected at all
    no answer
    the earth would spin a little bit slower
    the earth would spin a little bit faster


  31. A karate expert executes a swift blow and severs a cement block with her bare hand.
  32. Your answer:
    The impulse on both the block and the expert's hand have the same magnitude
    all the answers are correct
    The time of impact on both the block and the expert's hand is the same
    The force on both the block and the expert's hand have the same magnitude


  33. The force that accelerates a rocket into outer space is exerted on the rocket by the...
  34. Your answer:
    rocket's wings
    atmosphere pressure
    exhaust gasses
    Earth's gravity


  35. A 100 kg free-floating astronaut fires 0.10 kg of gas at a speed of 50 m/s from her propulsion pistol. What is the astronaut's recoil speed?
  36. Your answer:
    50 m/s
    none of these answers
    0.05 m/s
    10 m/s


  37. What difference in kick would you expect in firing a bullet versus firing a blank cartridge from the same gun?
  38. Your answer:
    Both would recoil the same because they have the same amount of gunpowder
    Both would recoil the same because the impulses would be the same
    The gun fired with the bullet would recoil more because the change in momentum of the bullet is greater than the blank
    The gun fired with the blank cartridge would recoil more because the gun has less mass


  39. Why is more impulse delivered during a collision when bouncing occurs than during one when it doesn't?
  40. Your answer:
    the mass is greater
    the change in momentum is greater
    all of these answers are correct
    the time for which the impulse acts is greater



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