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1
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what is momentum defined as

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the product of the objects mass and velocity

2
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what is the formula for momentum

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momentum = mass x velocity
p = m * v
3
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how can the momentum of an object be increased

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  • by increasing the mass of the object

- or by increasing its velocity

4
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what type of quantity is momentum

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  • a vector quantity

- so its a quantity with a size and direction

5
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a 50kg cheetah is running at 60m/s. calculate its momentum

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p = m * v
momentum = 50kg x 60m/s
= 3000kg m/s

6
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a boy has a mass of 30kg and a momentum of 75kg m/s. calculate his velocity

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p = m * v
so v = p / m
75 / 30 = 2.5m/s

7
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what is momentum like in a closed system

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  • the total momentum before an event is the same as after the event
  • no momentum (energy) is lost or gained
8
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what could an ‘event’ be regarding how momentum might be changed

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a collision, as velocity would be changed

9
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what is the conversation of momentum

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the total momentum before an event is the same as after the event

10
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a red ball is stationary and a white ball is moving with a velocity. explain the changes in momentum in the balls and in general as they collide. the balls are the same size and mass

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  • as the white ball has a velocity ( and a mass) it has momentum
  • white ball hits read ball causing it to move
  • red ball has a momentum now (velocity and mass)
  • white ball keeps moving but at a smaller velocity, so less momentum
  • momentum of white and red ball has changed in the collision (event) due to a change in velocities
  • but the combined momentum of the red and white ball equals the original momentum of white ball
11
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in a collision, why does the combined momentum of a red and white ball equal the original momentum of the ball that hit the other ball in the first place

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  • because of the conservation of momentum

- which states that the momentum before an event is equal to the the momentum after n event, in a closed system