Conceptual Physics Final Exam Review

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  

• size and shape
• mass and speed
• mass and veloctiy
• mass and energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The equation to calculate momentum is

• p=mv
• p=1/2mv²
• p=mgh
• p=mg

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 mph?

• car
• bike
• they are equal
• cannot determine using the info provided

Momentum is a ____________________ quantity

• science
• scalar
• vector
• energy

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum

• remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
• doubles
• quadruples
• decreases

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

What is the unit for momentum?

• m/sec
• kg/sec
• kg/m
• kg m/sec

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A 50 kg ball rolls down the street at 5 m/s. Calculate the momentum of the ball. 

• 55 kg*m/s
• 100 kg*m/s
• 250 kg*m/s
• 500 kg*m/s

1. Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?

• Velocity only describes an object’s rate of motion.
• Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.
• Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.
• Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Acceleration describes how an object’s velocity is changing.  Which of the following scenarios provides the best example of an accelerating object?

• A car driving at a constant speed
• A book sitting on top of a high shelf
• A toy train traveling in a circle
• A bike travelling east on a steady speed

The Olympian swam 200 meters in 20 seconds. 

• speed
• velocity
• acceleration