Momentum and Collisions Worksheet-1452167461

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Momentum and Collisions Worksheet

This worksheet accompanies Momentum and Collisions Summary
and Car Safety Summary.
1. Calculate the momentum of a bullet with a mass of 0.005 kg travelling at 800 m/s.
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2. Calculate the momentum of a charging elephant

with a mass of 2,800 kg, travelling at 9 m/s.
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3. A car has a mass of 1,500 kg and a momentum of 9,000 kgm/s. Calculate its velocity.
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4. Is momentum a scalar or a vector quantity?
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5. Calculate the missing value in each of the examples below.
mass = 2.5 kg mass = 0.005 kg
velocity = 800 m/s

velocity = ? m/s
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before collision after collision
m = 1 kg m = 2 kg m = 1 kg m = 2 kg
0 m/s 0 m/s
velocity = 8 m/s velocity = ? m/s
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6. Calculate the braking force applied by a car if the momentum of the car is reduced
from 15,000 kgm/s to 10,000 kgm/s in two seconds.
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7. Calculate the change in momentum of a car if a car engine provides an accelerating

force of 3,000 N for 10 seconds.
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8. If the time a collision lasts for is increased, what happens to the size of the force
acting on the objects? (Remember F = “change in momentum”/time)
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9. How do airbags protect the occupants of a car in a crash? Use the following words in
your answer: force, time for collision, and acceleration.
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10. Work in groups to design the best crumple zone. You will use an egg to represent
the occupant, and will be dropping the egg, using gravity to accelerate it.
The winner will be the team whose egg survives a fall from the greatest height.
You may use some or all of the following suggested apparatus:
 eggs
 block of wood
 drinking straws
 ruler
 bubble wrap.

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2. Calculate the momentum of a charging elephant

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4. Is momentum a scalar or a vector quantity?

5. Calculate the missing value in each of the examples below.

mass = 2.5 kg mass = 0.005 kg

velocity = 800 m/s

before collision after collision

velocity = 8 m/s velocity = ? m/s

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7. Calculate the change in momentum of a car if a car engine provides an accelerating

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You may use some or all of the following suggested apparatus:

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