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Which of the following equations defines linear momentum?

F = ma

p = mv

p = ma

KE = 1/2mv2

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If an object's velocity doubles and its mass stays constant, what happens to its momentum?

momentum stays the same

momentum is halved

momentum quadruples

momentum doubles

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What principle states that the total momentum before and after a collision remains constant in a closed system with no external forces?

conservation of momentum

Newton's second law

Newton's first law

Newton's third law

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If the x-component of momentum is conserved in a two-dimensional collision, what else must be true?

kinetic energy must be conserved

the objects must have equal mass

the y-component of momentum must also be conserved

the collision must be elastic

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Object A travelling due east collides with stationary Object B. After the collision, Object A is travelling north-east and Object B south-east. What can we conclude?

momentum was not conserved at all

momentum was conserved in both x and y directions

momentum was conserved in the y direction only

momentum was conserved in the x direction only

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If momentum is conserved in a collision, then:

kinetic energy must also be conserved

the objects must stick together

the total momentum after will equal the total momentum before

the collision must be elastic

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If an object's velocity is doubled and its mass is halved, what happens to its momentum?

momentum doubles

momentum stays the same

momentum quadruples

momentum is halved

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What is the term used to describe collisions where kinetic energy is lost to other forms like heat or sound?

inelastic

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What is the momentum of a 2 kg object moving at 5 m s-1?

25 kg m s-1

2 kg m s-1

10 kg m s-1

0.4 kg m s-1

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What are the x and y components of a momentum vector with magnitude 5 kg m s-1 pointing 30° above the positive x-axis?

x = 5 kg m s-1, y = 0 kg m s-1

x = 0 kg m s-1, y = 5 kg m s-1

x = 4.33 kg m s-1, y = 2.5 kg m s-1

x = 2.5 kg m s-1, y = 4.33 kg m s-1

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Two particles collide head-on. Particle 1 has a mass of 2 kg and velocity of +4 m/s. Particle 2 is initially at rest and has a mass of 3 kg. After the collision, the particles stick together. What is their final velocity?

+1.6 m s-1

+2.67 m s-1

-2 m s-1

+2 m s-1

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Which of the following best describes an elastic collision between two objects?

momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not conserved

both momentum and kinetic are reduced to zero

both momentum and kinetic energy are increased

both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved

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An object of mass 2 kg collides head-on with an object of mass 3 kg initially at rest. Before the collision, the 2 kg object was traveling at +2 m/s. After the collision, the two objects stick together and move with a velocity of:

+1 m s-1

+0.8 m s-1

+2 m s-1

-0.5 m s-1

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