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Momentum & Impulse Intro Practice Problems Name_________________________ Per ___

#1 Which has a larger momentum? A roller skate or a truck if both are moving towards you at 20
mph? Why?

#2 Which has a larger momentum?

a. 1-ton car moving at 100 km/h


or
b. 2-ton truck moving at 50 km/h?

3a. What is the momentum of a 225 kg dolphin with a velocity of 3 m/s?

3b. What is the mass of a dolphin with a velocity of 10 m/s and a momentum of 250 kgm/s?

4a. What is the change of momentum for a 5 kg bowling ball that goes from 4 m/s to 0 m/s?

4b. What is the impulse that stops the bowling ball?


(hint this problem is easier than you might think...)

4c. If the force was applied for 2 seconds how much force was applied to the bowling ball?
4.3 Pre Lab - Momentum Practice Name _____________________ Per___
A. Equal Mass Collisions - Blue collides with Red

1. The velocity of the blue cart before the crash is (higher than/lower than/the same as) the velocity
of the red cart after the crash. Why is this?

2. What time is the collision? How long does it last?

3. A conserved quantity is anything that stays constant and cannot be created or destroyed.
Including both the blue and the red cart, is momentum conserved? Why or why not? Give
specific examples from the graph to prove your point.

B. Light Blue Cart Hits Heavy Red Cart


4. The velocity in the lighter blue cart before the crash is (higher than/lower than/the same as) the
velocity of the heavier red cart after the crash.

5. What is the momentum of the blue cart before the collision? _________________________

6. What is the momentum of the red cart before the collision? __________________________

7. What is the momentum of the blue cart after the collision? _________________________

8. What is the momentum of the red cart after the collision? _________________________

9. When you consider both the blue and the red cart, is momentum conserved? Why or why not?
Give specific examples from the graph to prove your point.

C. Heavy Blue Hits Light Red

10. What is the momentum of the blue cart before the collision? _________________________

11. What is the momentum of the red cart before the collision? __________________________

12. What is the momentum of the blue cart after the collision? _________________________

13. What is the momentum of the red cart after the collision? _________________________

14. When you consider both the blue and the red cart, is momentum conserved? Why or why not?
Give specific examples from the graph to prove your point.

15. What do you think the Conservation of Momentum theory says? Explain in words or use an
equation:

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