Momentum and impulse
Grade 11 Science Worksheet
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A bumper pushes on a cart with an average force of 200 N for 0.05 s. What impulse does it give, Ari?
A bumper pushes on a cart with an average force of 50 N for 0.4 s. What impulse does it give, Bo?
A bumper pushes on a ball with an average force of 1200 N for 0.01 s. What impulse does it give, Esme?
In the momentum bar chart, what is the cart's change in momentum, Jun?
- 0 kg·m/s
- −6 kg·m/s
- −12 kg·m/s
- +6 kg·m/s
In the momentum bar chart, what impulse does the foam bumper give the cart, Kira?
Use the picture in question 4.
- 2 N·s, west
- 0 N·s
- 6 N·s, east
- 6 N·s, west
In the force-time graph, what impulse does the bumper give, Milo?
- 10 N·s
- 40 N·s
- 0.5 N·s
- 20 N·s
In the force-time graph, what impulse does the launcher give the ball, Noah?
- 400 N·s
- 8000 N·s
- 20 N·s
- 10 N·s
In the force-time graph, the launcher's 10 N·s is compared with a steady 20 N push for 0.5 s. Which impulse is bigger, Pia?
Use the picture in question 7.
- Impulses can't be compared
- The launcher's, since 400 N is bigger
- The steady push, since it lasts longer
- Neither; both are 10 N·s
To stop the same cart with half the average force, what must happen to the stopping time, Tala?
- It must quadruple
- It must halve
- It stays the same
- It must double
A cart either stops at a bumper or bounces straight back at the same speed. Which needs the bigger impulse, Zee?
- Neither needs an impulse
- They need the same impulse
- The bounce
- The stop