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Momentum Analysis
Chris
Johnson
Brian
Urlacher
Weight
191 lbs
Mass
86.6 kg
Time
4.24 s
Speed
9.43 m/s
258 lbs
117 kg
4.5 s
8.89 m/s
317lbs
143.7 kg
4.9 S
8.16 m/s
Jake Long
Who do you think will have the greatest momentum?
Momentum
1) A steel ball whose mass is 2.0 kg is rolling at a rate of 3.0 m/s. What is its momentum?
 givens
 Unknown
 Formula and solve:
2) A go-cart is traveling at a speed of 15 m/s and has a mass of 100 kg for both the cart and
driver. What is the momentum of the cart and driver?
 givens
 Unknown
 Formula and solve:
3) Who has the greater momentum?
A 140 kg lineman running 6 km/hr or a 100 kg quarterback running at 12 km/hr? Show work
Momentum Worksheet #1
True or False?
_______1. Momentum is not equal to the mass of an object divided by its velocity.
_______2. The momentum of an object can change.
_______3. Two objects with the same mass will always have the same momentum.
_______4. All moving objects don’t have momentum.
_______5. When an object speeds up, it gains momentum.
_______6. Objects with different masses can’t have the same momentum.
_______7. Direction does not matter when you are measuring momentum.
_______8. Momentum can be transferred from one object to another.
_______9. When objects collide, some momentum is lost.
_______10. A tiny bullet can have more momentum than a huge truck.
Given the following data, solve for the missing value.
Object
Mass (kg)
Velocity (m/s)
Momentum (kg-m/s)
Bird
.04
19
Football player
100
10
Skier
60
1200
Bullet
.004
24
Frog
.9
12
Meteorite
.1
1,000
.14
30
Baseball
Wagon
Satellite
3
3,00
.76
6
240000
1. List the objects from least momentum to greatest.
2. Does the order of these objects surprise you? Why or why not?
3. Do you think that these objects would always be placed in the same order according to
momentum? Why or why not?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYMX_3K_xE
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/curriculum/momentum/mom1.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Gb4NIv0Xg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5R7lANMUvo