Linear Momentum
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?
2.5 kg m/s
10 kg m/s
7 kg m/s
3 kg m/s
An object of mass has a velocity . What is the correct expression for its linear momentum ?
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?
Upward
To the left
Downward
To the right
A constant force of 20 N is applied to an object for 5 seconds. What is the impulse on the object?
4 Ns
10 Ns
100 Ns
0.25 Ns
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?
0.5 kg m/s
1 kg m/s
2 kg m/s
5 kg m/s
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?
20 N
10 N
180 N
200 N
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?
2.5 N
5 N
7.5 N
25 N

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A force (in Newtons) acts on a 1 kg object for 2 seconds, starting from rest. What is the object's change in momentum during this time?
4 kg m/s
8 kg m/s
12 kg m/s
16 kg m/s
In which of the following scenarios is linear momentum conserved?
A ball rolling down a hill.
A car accelerating on a road.
A system of objects with no external forces acting on it.
A rocket launching into space.
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?
1.67 m/s
2.86 m/s
3.33 m/s
6.67 m/s