Conservation of Momentum in Collisions

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According to Newton's second law, the net force on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration.

  • False
  • True (correct)

What is momentum?

  • The net force on an object
  • The change in mass times velocity over time
  • The derivative of mass times velocity with respect to time
  • The quantity of motion of an object (correct)

What qualities need to be taken into account to understand collisions?

  • Mass and acceleration
  • Force and time
  • Mass and velocity
  • Momentum and impulse (correct)

Which of the following best describes a perfectly inelastic collision?

<p>A collision where objects stick together (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the center of mass?

<p>The average position of all the mass in a system (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can the center of mass be calculated?

<p>By measuring the distance from the starting point to each individual mass (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes momentum?

<p>The product of an object's mass and velocity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about elastic collisions?

<p>Kinetic energy is conserved (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is impulse?

<p>The change in an object's momentum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the information given, what is the position of the center of mass of the system?

<p>2 meters (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mass of the 4 kilogram ball?

<p>4 kilograms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mass of the 2 kilogram ball?

<p>2 kilograms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the position of the 4 kilogram ball?

<p>3 meters (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total mass of the system?

<p>6 kilograms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the sum of the masses times their positions for the system?

<p>12 kilogram-meters (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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