LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS (LAS)

GRADE 9 – SCIENCE

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MOMENTUM AND IMPULSE

I. Momentum
Directions: Complete the table below by providing the appropriate values.

OBJECT MASS VELOCITY MOMENTUM

(kg) (m/s) (kg●m/s)
1. Rolling ball 2 3.5
2. Moving Car 1 524 18 000
3. A person at rest 50
4. A baseball is 0.5 2.5
thrown in the air
5. An airplane taking 79 000 76
off

Guide Questions:
1. If the mass and the momentum of an object are given, how do we find the
value for its velocity?

2. How does the value of the velocity of a person at rest affect his/her momentum?

3. Which would be harder to stop, a rolling ball or an airplane taking off? Why?

Reflect on this:
Vehicles usually indicate the maximum capacity of passengers. Why do you
think it is important not to exceed its maximum capacity? Use the concept of
momentum in explaining your answer.

Specific Week: 3 (LAS 2)

Target Competency: Relate impulse and momentum to collision of objects (e.g., vehicular
collision) S9FE-IVb-36
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II. Impulse
Directions: Analyze the case given below and answer the guide questions that
follow. Show your solution.

Situation: A car was heading towards a wall. It applied 140N of force in its brakes
until it comes to a stop.

Illustrated by: Keith N. Alejandro

Figure 1. Car moving towards a wall

Guide Questions:
1. How long was the time it took for the car to stop completely?

2. How much impulse was experienced by the car during the application of
brakes?

Reflect on this:
Drivers are usually prohibited from over speed with the prescribed speed limit
on different types of road. Why do you think the government imposes a speed limit?
Defend your answer using the concept of impulse.

Specific Week: 3 (LAS 2)

Target Competency: Relate impulse and momentum to collision of objects (e.g., vehicular
collision) S9FE-IVb-36
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III. Conservation of Momentum

A. Directions: Study and analyze the figure below and answer the questions
that follow. Show your solution.

Illustrated by: Keith N. Alejandro

Figure 2. Collision of balls with equal masses

Situation 1: Ball B is at rest.

1. What will be the velocity of ball B after, if:
a. the collision is perfectly elastic?

b. the collision is perfectly inelastic?

Situation 2: Ball B travels twice the velocity of ball A.

2. What will be the velocity of ball B after, if:
a. the collision is perfectly elastic?

b. the collision is perfectly inelastic?

Reflect on this:
Professional billiard players like Efren “Bata” Reyes apply the law of
conservation of momentum in playing billiards. Using the Law of Conservation of
Momentum, how do you think billiard players strategize their gameplay?
.

Specific Week: 3 (LAS 2)

Target Competency: Infer that the total momentum before and after collision is equal. S9FE-IVc-37

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B. Directions: Study and analyze the situation below and answer the question
that follows. Show your solution.

A 0.95 kg of a pistol, initially at rest,

shoots a bullet with a mass of 2g. After
firing, the bullet travels at a speed of
140m/s.

Illustrated by: Keith N. Alejandro

Figure 3. A firing pistol

Guide question:
1. What will be the recoil velocity of the gun after firing?

Reflect on this:
During a firing demo, the firing instructor usually teaches the trainees the proper
posture in holding a gun. Why is it necessary to follow the correct position when firing
a gun? Support your answer using the Law of Conservation of Momentum.

Specific Week: 3 (LAS 2)

Target Competency: Infer that the total momentum before and after collision is equal. S9FE-IVc-37

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