Worksheet 3.

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More on impulse and momentum
Solve some more problems involving the ideas of
momentum and impulse.
1 Calculate the momentum of a stone of mass 0.50kg moving at 30m/s.
2 Which has more momentum, a dog of mass 10kg running at 15m/s or
the cat that it is chasing, which has a mass of 8.0kg and is running at 16
m/s?
3 Calculate the impulse of a force of 150N that acts for 24s.
4 A car of mass 800kg is travelling at 10m/s.
a Calculate the cars momentum.

The car accelerates to a speed of 20m/s.

b Calculate its momentum now.
c By how much has the cars momentum increased?

A force must act in order to make the car go faster. The impulse of the
force is equal to the change in the cars momentum.
d Write down the value of the impulse of the force.
e The force acts for 20s. Calculate the size of the force.
5 A ball is lying on the ground. A footballer kicks the ball with a force of 40
N. The force pushes on the ball for 0.6s.
a Calculate the impulse of the force on the ball.
b State the momentum of the ball after it has been kicked.

The ball has a mass of 2.0kg.

c Calculate the speed of the ball after it has been kicked.

Cambridge University Press 2014

Worksheet 3.31

IGCSE Physics