Momentum Problems

Fill in the blank: In physics terms, a truck has greater ____ than a small car.

• speed

• mass

• momentum

• velocity

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A 4,000-kilogram truck travels in a straight line at 10.0 m/sec. What is its momentum?

• 40,000 kg·m/s

• 4,000 kg·m/s

• 400 kg·m/s

• 4 kg·m/s

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A 0.14-kilogram baseball is thrown in a straight line at a velocity of 35 m/sec. What is the momentum of the baseball?

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What is the formula for momentum?

• mass + velocity

• mass - velocity

• mass x velocity

• mass / velocity

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Fill in the blank: Momentum is expressed in units of ____.

• kg·m/s

• m/s

• kg

• m

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A beach ball is rolling in a straight line toward you at a speed of 0.5 m/s. Its momentum is 0.25 kg·m/s. What is the mass of the beach ball?

• 0.5 kg

• 0.25 kg

• 2 kg

• 5 kg

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Fill in the blank: The equation for momentum is abbreviated as ____.

• p=m/v

• p=m+v

• p=m-v

• p=mv

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What is the relationship between mass and momentum?

• Directly proportional

• Inversely proportional

• No relationship

• Exponentially related

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A 1,400-kilogram car is also traveling in a straight line. Its momentum is equal to that of the truck in the previous question. What is the velocity of the car?

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Which would take more force to stop in 10 seconds: a 10.0-kilogram ball rolling in a straight line at a speed of 0.2 m/sec or a 5.0-kilogram ball rolling along the same path at a speed of 1.0 m/sec?

• 10.0-kilogram ball at 0.2 m/sec

• 5.0-kilogram ball at 1.0 m/sec

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