Momentum Answers

The diagram shows two balls before they collide.

The chart shows masses and velocities of four objects.

Two carts collide and bounce apart. Cart 1 had a momentum of –6 kg • m/s before the collision. Cart 2 had a momentum of 10 kg • m/s before the collision.

Football helmets are made with padding that helps reduce head injuries when a player collides with an object. Which best explains how the padding reduces injuries?

The law of conservation of momentum states that, if left alone, what happens to the total momentum of two interacting objects that make up a system?

Denise is riding her bike and falls to the ground. During the collision, she hits both grass and cement.

Momentum is a measure of the ________ of an object.Which term accurately completes the sentence?

When someone throws a ball, the action force is the person pushing on the ball. What is the reaction force?

Objects 1 and 2 collide and stick together. Which best describes the momentum of the resulting single object?

A NASA explorer spacecraft with a mass of 1,000 kg takes off in a positive direction from a stationary asteroid.If the velocity of the spacecraft is 250 m/s and the asteroid is pushed back –25 m/s, what is the mass of the asteroid? Assume there is no net force on the system.