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The document contains two momentum exam questions. Question 1 has 5 parts asking about the factors that determine momentum, the unit of momentum, and explanations involving conservation of momentum for why a boat moves backwards when a swimmer dives off and the effect of additional people on the boat. Question 2 has 3 parts asking about the momentum equation, calculating the mass of a skater given their momentum and velocity, and explaining how the velocities of two skaters change upon collision using conservation of momentum.

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Momentum Exam Questions Q1

The document contains two momentum exam questions. Question 1 has 5 parts asking about the factors that determine momentum, the unit of momentum, and explanations involving conservation of momentum for why a boat moves backwards when a swimmer dives off and the effect of additional people on the boat. Question 2 has 3 parts asking about the momentum equation, calculating the mass of a skater given their momentum and velocity, and explaining how the velocities of two skaters change upon collision using conservation of momentum.

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Momentum exam questions

Q1. A swimmer dives off a boat. Look at Figure 1.

Figure 1

(a)     What two factors determine the momentum of the swimmer?

1. _________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________
(2)

(b)     What is the unit of momentum?

Tick one box.

J/s

kg m / s

Nm

m / s2

(1)

(c)     The boat was stationary.

As the swimmer dives forwards, the boat moves backwards.

Use the idea of conservation of momentum to explain why the boat moves backwards.

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(4)
(d)     Explain what would happen to the motion of the boat if there were more people on the boat
when the swimmer dived off.

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(2)

(e)     

The swimmer’s speed increases as she swims away from the boat.

The swimmer has a top speed.

Explain why.

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(5)
(Total 14 marks)
Q2. The diagram below shows an ice skater, Skater A.

(a)  Write down the equation that links mass, momentum and velocity.

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(1)

(b)  Skater A travels with a velocity of 3.2 m/s and has a momentum of 200 kg m/s

Calculate the mass of Skater A.

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Mass = ______________________ kg
(3)

(c)  Skater A bumps into another skater, Skater B. Skater B is stationary.

The skaters move off together in a straight line.

Explain what happens to the velocity of each of the skaters.

Use the idea of conservation of momentum.

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(3)
(Total 7 marks)
Mark schemes

Q1. (a)     mass


1

velocity
1

(b)     kg m / s
1

(c)     momentum before = momentum after


1

and before diving in the momentum of the diver and (small) boat is zero
1

after diving the diver has forwards momentum / momentum to the right
1

therefore the (small) boat has equal backwards momentum / equal momentum to the left
1

(d)     the boat moves back more slowly


1

because there is more mass (but momentum stays the same)


1

(e)     as she swims there is a drag force


1

as speed increases so does the drag force


1

she accelerates less


1

drag force = thrust force


accept resultant force = 0
1

the swimmer reaches terminal velocity


1
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Q2. (a)  momentum = mass × velocity
allow p = mv
1

(b)  200 = m × 3.2
1

 
1

m = 63 (kg)
allow 62.5 (kg)
1
an answer of 63 (kg) scores 3 marks

(c)  (total) momentum before (collision) = (total) momentum after (collision)


1

either
momentum of skater A decreases and momentum of skater B increases
allow (total) momentum is shared between skater A and skater B
1

velocity of skater A decreases and velocity of Skater B increases


1

or
momentum of skater A decreases and so velocity of skater A decreases (1)

momentum of skater B increases and so velocity of skater B increases (1)


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