Part 4: Analyzing Momentum

1. Calculate the momentum of the following objects in kgms-1.

a) A tennis ball of mass 0.05kg moving in a velocity of 90kmh-1
b) A soccer ball of mass 400g moving in a velocity of 12ms-1

2. Below are several examples of elastic and inelastic collisions

and solve the followings:
3. The following diagram shows several collisions. In each case,
determine the unknown value.
4. An object of 4 kg, which is moving with a velocity of 5 ms-1,
collides with other objects of mass of 2 kg, moving with a
velocity of 2 ms-1 in the opposite direction. After the collision,
the object coalesces and moves in the same direction. What is
the final velocity of the two objects?
5. An object M1, with a mass of 2 kg, moving with a velocity
of 5 ms-1 collides with another object M2, of mass 3 kg
which is moving with a velocity of 2 ms-1 in the same
direction as M1.After collision, M2 moves with a velocity of
3 ms-1 in its original direction. What is the velocity of M1
after collision?
7. A girl of mass 30 kg and a boy of mass 50 kg stand on a
smooth surface on a movable track. The boy pushes the girl
and the girl moves with a velocity of 0.5 ms-1. How fast
does the boy travel in the opposite direction?

8. A bullet of mass 20 g hits a target of mass 980g and

6. A bullet of 20 g is being fired from a rifle which weighs 3
penetrates through it. At the time the bullet hits the target,
kg. The rifle moves backwards with a velocity of 0.2 ms-1
the two of them move with a velocity of 4.0ms-1 .Calculate
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while the bullet moves with 30 ms away from the rifle.
the velocity of the bullet before collision.
What is the total momentum of the rifle and the bullet after
the bullet is fired?
9. A bullet of mass 50 g is being fired from a rifle of mass M
kg .After the shot is fired, the bullet travels in a velocity of
50 ms-1 while the rifle moves backwards with a velocity of
1.0 ms-1 .What is the value of M?
11. A boy of mass 50 kg runs with a velocity of 5 ms-1 and
jumps onto a trolley which is moving with a velocity of 1.5
ms-1 in the same direction as the boy. If the mass of the
trolley is 20 kg, what is the final velocity of the trolley and
the boy?

10. A fisherman of mass 60 kg jump out from his little boat of

mass 200 kg which is parked at the jetty. If the fisherman
jumps out with a velocity of 3 ms-1, calculate the velocity of
the boat.