International Section (9-12) Scholastic Year: 2021/ 2022

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Subject: Physics

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Grade: 9 ACT :Section
Objectives: Read and draw a graph
Analyze data using graphs

Write the right answer for each of the following on the left space provided
1._When comparing the momentum of two moving objects, which of the following is correct?
a. The object with the higher velocity will have less momentum if the masses are
equal.
b. The more massive object will have less momentum if its velocity is greater.
c. The less massive object will have less momentum if the velocities are the
same.
d. The more massive object will have less momentum if the velocities are the
same.

2._A child with a mass of 23 kg rides a bike with a mass of 5.5 kg at a velocity of 4.5 m/s to
the south. Compare the momentum of the child with the momentum of the bike.
a. Both the child and the bike have the same momentum.
b. The bike has a greater momentum than the child.
c. The child has a greater momentum than the bike.
d. Neither the child nor the bike has momentum.

3._A roller coaster climbs up a hill at 4 m/s and then zips down the hill at 30 m/s. The
momentum of the roller coaster
a. is greater up the hill than down the hill.
b. is greater down the hill than up the hill.
c. remains the same throughout the ride.
d. is zero throughout the ride.

4._If a force is exerted on an object, which statement is true?

a. A large force always produces a large change in the object’s momentum.
b. A large force produces a large change in the object’s momentum only if the
force is applied over a very short time interval.
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c. A small force applied over a long time interval can produce a large change in
the object’s momentum.
d. A small force produces a large change in the object’s momentum.

5._The impulse experienced by a body is equivalent to the body’s change in

a. velocity. c. momentum.
b. kinetic energy. d. force.

6._A 75 kg person walking around a corner bumped into an 80 kg person who was running
around the same corner. The momentum of the 80 kg person
a. increased. c. remained the same.
b. decreased. d. was conserved.

7._Two skaters stand facing each other. One skater’s mass is 60 kg, and the other’s mass is 72
kg. If the skaters push away from each other without spinning,
a. the lighter skater has less momentum.
b. their momenta are equal but opposite.
c. their total momentum doubles.
d. their total momentum decreases

8._What is the product of an object’s mass and its velocity?

a. kinetic energy
b. momentum
c. impulse
d. inertia
9._Which of the following has the greatest momentum?
a. a 4.0 kg bowling ball moving at 2.0 m/s
b. a 0.15 kg baseball moving at 10.0 m/s
c. a 1.6  103 kg car moving at 0.5 m/s
d. a 0.02 kg bullet moving at 950 m/s
10._How does the momentum of an object change if the object’s velocity doubles?
a. The momentum doubles.
b. The momentum increases by a factor of four.
c. The momentum decreases by a factor of 1/2.
d. The momentum decreases by a factor of 1/4.
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11._What are the units of momentum?
a. N
b. J
c. kgm/s
d. kgm/s2
12._Which of the following can determine the magnitude of the change in an object’s
momentum?
a. mass and acceleration
b. force and time interval
c. force and distance
d. acceleration and time interval

13._Which of the following is true of changes in momentum?

a. A small force may produce a large change in momentum by acting over a
short time interval.
b. A small force may produce a large change in momentum by acting over a long
distance.
c. A large force may produce a small change in momentum by acting over a
short time interval.
d. A small force may produce a large change in momentum by acting on a very
massive object.

14._If a net force acts on an object, then the object’s momentum

a. will increase.
b. will decrease.
c. will either increase or decrease.
d. may or may not change.

15._Which of the following involves a change in momentum?

a. A bowling ball rolls down the lane at constant speed.
b. A car coasts down a hill at constant speed.
c. A sky diver descends with terminal velocity.
d. A spacecraft travels at constant speed while slowly losing mass.

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Consider two carts, of masses m and 2m, at rest on an air track. If you push
first one cart for 3 s and then the other for the same length of time, exerting equal
force on each, the momentum of the light cart is--------------------------------the momentum of
the heavy cart

four times.1
twice.2
equal to.3
one-half.4
one – quarter .5.

Suppose a ping-pong ball and a bowling ball are rolling toward you. Both
have the same momentum, and you exert the same force to stop each. How do
the time intervals to stop them compare
It takes less time to stop the ping-pong ball.1 .
Both take the same time.2 .
It takes more time to stop the ping-pong ball.3 .

Suppose a ping-pong ball and a bowling ball are rolling toward you. Both
have the same momentum, and you exert the same force to stop each. How do
the distances needed to stop them compare
It takes a shorter distance to stop the ping-pong ball.1 .
Both take the same distance.2 .
3. It takes a longer distance to stop the ping-pong ball.

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A 1.0  104 kg spacecraft is traveling through space with a speed of 1200 m/s relative to
Earth. A thruster fires for 2.0 min, exerting a continuous force of
25 kN on the spacecraft in a direction opposite the spacecraft’s motion. Calculate the initial
momentum and the final momentum of the spacecraft

The world’s most massive train ran in South Africa in 1989. Over 7 km long, the train
traveled 861.0 km in 22.67 h. Imagine that the distance was traveled in a straight line north.
If the train’s average momentum was 7.32  108 kgm/s to the north, what was its mass?

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