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Newton's laws and momentum

Question 1 of 10

Question 1 of 10

A force of 100 N acts for 0.5 s. The impulse is ___ N s.

Question 2 of 10

Question 2 of 10

A ball A of mass 2 kg moving at 6 m/s hits a stationary ball B of mass 2 kg. After the collision, A moves on at 2 m/s in the same direction. (a) State the principle of conservation of linear momentum. (b) Find the velocity of B after the collision. (c) Calculate the total kinetic energy before and after and state whether the collision is elastic.

Question 3 of 10

Question 3 of 10

A 2 kg trolley moving at 10 m/s collides with a stationary 1 kg trolley and they move off together. Find their common velocity.

Question 4 of 10

Question 4 of 10

A ball A of mass 4 kg moving at 5 m/s hits a stationary ball B of mass 2 kg. After the collision, A moves on at 2 m/s in the same direction. (a) State the principle of conservation of linear momentum. (b) Find the velocity of B after the collision. (c) Calculate the total kinetic energy before and after and state whether the collision is elastic.

Question 5 of 10

Question 5 of 10

A gun of mass 4 kg fires a bullet of mass 0.02 kg at 400 m/s. Find the recoil velocity of the gun.

Question 6 of 10

Question 6 of 10

Impulse is equal to

Question 7 of 10

Question 7 of 10

Momentum is defined as

Question 8 of 10

Question 8 of 10

The principle of conservation of linear momentum states that

Question 9 of 10

Question 9 of 10

A gun of mass 5 kg fires a bullet of mass 0.05 kg at 300 m/s. Find the recoil velocity of the gun.

Question 10 of 10

Question 10 of 10

A ball A of mass 2 kg moving at 5 m/s hits a stationary ball B of mass 1 kg. After the collision, A moves on at 2 m/s in the same direction. (a) State the principle of conservation of linear momentum. (b) Find the velocity of B after the collision. (c) Calculate the total kinetic energy before and after and state whether the collision is elastic.

Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the WASSCE. They are not WAEC past questions.