QUIZ#3

A 5 N force is applied to a 3 kg ball to change its velocity from +9 m/s to +3 m/s. The impulse on the ball is ______ N s.

• -2.5

• -10

• -18

• -45

Softer landings tend to

• increase impact force
• increase force
• increase collision time
• increase change in momentum

A runner has a momentum of 670 kg m/s and is travelling at a velocity of 9 m/s. What is his mass?

• 6030 kg
• 0.0134 kg
• 74.4 kg
• 80 kg

The units for Impulse are

• N/s
• N.s
• N
• m/s

Cart A is pulled with a 2 Newton force for 2 seconds, and Cart B is pulled with a 1 Newton force for 3 seconds.  Which cart experiences the greatest impulse?

• Cart B
• Cart A
• they are the same

The velocity of a 975-kg car is changed from 12.0 m/s to 27.0 m/s in 15s by an external, constant force. What is the magnitude of the force? 

• 9.75×10² N
• 1.46×10⁴ N
• 9.75×10³ N
• 975 kg·m/s

can a bullet have the same momentum as a truck?

• yes

• no

If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its acceleration at the highest point?

• 9.8 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s
• 0 m/s²
• 0 m/s

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

• 0 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s²

The shape of the path a projectile follows...

• circular
• linear
• wavy
• parabolic