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Momentum

Question 1
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For two gliders of equal mass sliding toward each other on an air track with equal but opposite velocities, what will be their combined velocity after they stick together?

Question 2
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What must be true for two different masses orbiting each other due solely to their mutual gravity according to Newton's law?

Question 3
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What is the center of mass of an object?

Question 4
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How might substituting traditional metal spheres used in ballistic pendulum experiments with magnetic ones impact measurements regarding collisions energy-momentum relationship?

Question 5
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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?

Question 6
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What is required for the conservation of momentum to apply in a system?

Question 7
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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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Question 8
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If object A exerts a force on object B during a collision, what can be said about object B?

Question 9
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A small moon orbits a planet; which quantity would remain constant over time assuming no external torques or forces affect them?

Question 10
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What happens to an individual force experienced by each member during two astronauts pushing away from each other in space?