Momentum
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?
Negative Value
Zero
Cannot Be Determined Without Additional Information
Positive Value
What must be true for two different masses orbiting each other due solely to their mutual gravity according to Newton's law?
They exert equal magnitude forces on each other but have different accelerations based on their masses.
They have equal accelerations towards each other regardless of their masses differences.
They exert forces directly proportional to their distances from each other at any point in time.
They exert greater forces toward larger masses than smaller ones at all times during orbiting motions.
What is the center of mass of an object?
The direct center of the object, regardless of shape
the area under a position vs time graph
a single point that can be used to describe the motion of the entire object
the place on which all forces act
How might substituting traditional metal spheres used in ballistic pendulum experiments with magnetic ones impact measurements regarding collisions energy-momentum relationship?
Assuming magnets enhance precision since attraction ensures more consistent point-on-point contacts aiding better reproducibility data across trials thus simplifying analysis efforts.
Predicting negligible effect assuming magnetism purely internal concern doesn't substantially interfere external processes like gravity swing arm mechanics featured prominently typical setups.
Suggesting dramatic increases efficiency resultant heightened velocity outputs appearing striking discrepancies anticipated values based standard non-magnetic scenarios.
Magnetic interaction could cause spheres adhere temporarily influencing speed angle resulting complex motions potentially complicating direct calculation kinetic energies pre-and-post impacts due attractive/repulsive forces play.
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?
1 m/s
1.33 m/s
0.67 m/s
2 m/s
What is required for the conservation of momentum to apply in a system?
One dominant external force acting on the system
No net external forces acting on the system
All objects within the system must have the same mass
System must be accelerating
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?
Both linear momentum and kinetic energy are conserved.
Neither linear momentum nor kinetic energy are conserved due to internal forces.
Only kinetic energy is conserved; linear momentum is not conserved.
Only linear momentum is conserved; kinetic energy is not conserved.

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If object A exerts a force on object B during a collision, what can be said about object B?
Object B exerts more force on object A than it receives
Object B does not exert any force on object A
Object B exerts an equal and opposite force on object A
The force exerted by object B on object A cannot be determined without additional information
A small moon orbits a planet; which quantity would remain constant over time assuming no external torques or forces affect them?
The speed of the moon as it travels through space near the planet.
The total angular momentum about their common center-of-mass.
The kinetic energy of the moon as it moves along its orbit.
The potential energy between the moon and planet at any point in orbit.
What happens to an individual force experienced by each member during two astronauts pushing away from each other in space?
They experience forces of equal magnitude and opposite direction.
Both astronauts feel the same force regardless of whether or not they are pushed back.
The force is distributed evenly amongst the team members.
One astronaut experiences a greater force while pushing harder against the other astronaut.