Unit 1-Motion & Momentum Pre-Test

A professional baseball pitcher throws a 100 g ball at 45 m/s. What is the momentum of the ball?
4500 ((kg-m)/s)

45 ((kg-m)/s)

4.5 ((kg-m)/s)

0.45 ((kg-m)/s)

0.045 ((kg-m)/s)

2 A 15 gram model rocket exerts a force of 10 Newtons

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propelling the rocket upwards. The rocket initially
starts from rest and the rocket motor burns for /10 of a second. What impulse does the rocket exert?
0.0147 N-s

1.0 N-s

1.5 N-s

100 N-s

150 N-s

3 In a soccer game a player throws the ball in to play from the side line. She throws it in using her hands
over her head. the ball starts from rest. The ball has a force acting in it for 0.10 seconds. On the way
down the ball hits a player in the head at the same height it was thrown from. It makes contact for 0.005
seconds and comes to a rest upon contact. Which impulse is greater?
The throw's impulse is greater.

The head impact's impulse is greater.

The 2 impulses are equal.

There is not enough information to answer the question.

4 A rocket weighing 0.3 Newtons exerts an upward thrusting force of 8 Newtons. The rocket motor fires
for 0.16 seconds. Which impulse is greater during the rocket's engine firing, gravity's or the rocket
motor's impulse?
The impulse of due to the weight is greater.

The impulse of the rocket's thrust is greater.

The two impulses are equal.

Not enough information is given to answer the question.

5 What is the
velocity of car
"B" after the
collision?
(Define motion
to the right as
being positive.)
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-1 m/s

3 m/s

5 m/s
8 m/s

0 m/s

6 What is the
impulse of car
"A" during the
collision?
(Define motion
to the right as
being positive.)

-24,000 N-s

24,000 N-s

-8000 N-s

-48,000 N-s

7 A 1100 kg truck is traveling at 10 m/s while carrying a crate of

mass 800 kg. Suddenly a flying saucer swoops down, removes
the crate without jostling the truck and flies away. What is the
velocity of the truck after the crate has been removed? (No
clues are implied in the animation.)

The truck continues on at 10 m/s.

190/11 m/s

8/11 m/s

190/8 m/s

8 Two train cars collide as shown. After the

collision, they lock together. What is the
mass of train car "B?"
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10,000 kg

15,000 kg

0 kg. Doesn't make sense, but its zero.

20,000 kg

9 A, 15 kg, sled is sleigh riding down a hill. After half

a minute the dog is traveling 15 m/s. What is the
dog's velocity at the 1 minute mark?

14.83 m/s

41 m/s

15.00 m/s

25.00 m/s
2/3 m/s

10 Which has the greatest impulse?

Throwing a ball with a velocity of 20 m/s when the ball is released.
Bouncing a ball off a wall such that it hits the wall at 20 m/s and bounces off in the opposite direction at
10 m/s.
Catching a ball whose velocity is 20 m/s when it first makes contact with the fielders glove.

Tricky. All these have the same impulse.