Momentum
What is required for the conservation of momentum to apply in a system?
A small moon orbits a planet; which quantity would remain constant over time assuming no external torques or forces affect them?
When two ice skaters, initially at rest, push off one another and move in opposite directions, how does the momentum of the system change?
An archer shoots an arrow at a pumpkin on a stand. The arrow embeds itself into the pumpkin and both fly off of the stand at the same velocity. Momentum is conserved. What type of collision has occurred?
A force applied to an object causes it to accelerate; if the mass of the object is then doubled while applying the same force, how will the acceleration compare to the original acceleration?
If a 5 kg cart moving at 2 m/s collides with a stationary 10 kg cart and they stick together, what is the final velocity of the combined carts?
A moving cart collides with a stationary cart on a track where friction can be neglected; if the collision is perfectly elastic, which quantity is conserved for the system?
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What happens to an individual force experienced by each member during two astronauts pushing away from each other in space?
What is a characteristic of elastic collisions?
What must be true for two different masses orbiting each other due solely to their mutual gravity according to Newton's law?