Momentum and Collisions Worksheet
Grade 12 Physics worksheet covering momentum, impulse, and types of collisions (elastic and inelastic).
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Momentum and Collisions
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1. Which of the following statements is true regarding momentum?
Momentum is a scalar quantity.
Momentum is always conserved in an inelastic collision.
Momentum is the product of mass and velocity.
Momentum is measured in Newtons.
2. In an elastic collision, which of the following quantities are conserved?
Momentum only
Kinetic energy only
Both momentum and kinetic energy
Neither momentum nor kinetic energy
3. The product of an object's mass and its velocity is called .
4. The change in momentum is also known as .
5. In an inelastic collision, objects together after impact.
6. State the Law of Conservation of Momentum.
7. Explain the difference between an elastic and an inelastic collision.
8. A 2.0 kg bowling ball moving at 10 m/s strikes a 0.5 kg still pin. If the ball continues at 8 m/s in the same direction after the collision, what is the velocity of the pin?
9. A 1500 kg car traveling at 20 m/s collides head-on with a 1000 kg car traveling at 15 m/s in the opposite direction. If they stick together after the collision, what is their combined velocity?
10. Impulse is equal to the change in momentum.
True
False