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Question 1
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A 5 kg bowling ball is rolling down the lane with a velocity of 2 m/s. What is the magnitude of its linear momentum?

Question 2
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A car of mass 1000 kg is moving to the right with a velocity of 20 m/s. What is the direction of its momentum?

Question 3
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A constant force of 20 N is applied to an object for 5 seconds. What is the impulse on the object?

Question 4
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A 0.5 kg ball moving at 10 m/s hits a wall and bounces back with a velocity of -8 m/s. If the contact time is 0.05 s, what is the average force exerted on the ball by the wall?

Question 5
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A 2 kg block moving at 3 m/s to the right collides with a 1 kg block moving at 4 m/s to the left. If the collision is perfectly inelastic, what is the velocity of the combined blocks after the collision?

Question 6
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A 2 kg object's velocity changes from 10 m/s to 15 m/s over a period of 2 seconds due to a constant force. What is the magnitude of this force?

Question 7
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A 5 kg object moving at 4 m/s collides inelastically with a 2 kg object at rest. If they stick together after the collision, what is their final velocity?

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Question 8
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Which of the following statements is true regarding kinetic energy in elastic and inelastic collisions?

Question 9
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A 2 kg object moving at 5 m/s collides with a 3 kg object at rest. After the collision, the 2 kg object moves at 1 m/s in the same direction. How much kinetic energy is lost in the collision?

Question 10
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A 2 kg ball initially at rest is struck with a force of 10 N for 0.1 seconds. What is the change in momentum of the ball?