Assignment (Momentum)
1. A wagon weighing 1000 kg is moving with a velocity
50 km/h on smooth horizontal rails. A mass of 250 kg
is dropped into it. The velocity with which it moves
now is
(a) 12.5 km/hour (b) 20 km/hour
(c) 40 km/hour (d) 50 km/hour
2. The kinetic energy of two masses m1 and m2 are
equal their ratio of linear momentum will be
(a) m1/m2 (b) m2/m1
(c) m1 / m 2 (d) m 2 / m1
3. Which of the following has the maximum
momentum
(a) A 100 kg vehicle moving at 0.02 ms–1
(b) A 4 g weight moving at 10000 cms–1
(c) A 200 g weight moving with kinetic energy 10–6 J
(d) A 20 g weight after falling 1 kilometre
4. Jamal is at the state fair playing some of the games.
At one booth, he throws a0.50-kg ball forward with a
velocity of 21.0 m/s in order to hit a 0.20-kg bottle
sitting on a shelf, and when he makes contact the bottle
goes flying forward at30.0 m/s. a) What is the velocity
of the ball after it hits the bottle? b) If the bottle were
more massive, how would this affect the final velocity
of the ball?
5. Jeanne rolls a 7.0-kg bowling ball down the alley
for the league championship. One pin is still standing,
and Jeanne hits it head-on with a velocity of 9.0 m/s.
The 2.0-kg pin acquires a forward velocity of 14.0 m/s.
What is the new velocity of the bowling ball?
6. Running at 2.0 m/s, Bruce, the 45.0-kg
quarterback, collides with Biff, the90.0-kg tackle, who
is traveling at 7.0 m/s in the other direction. Upon
collision, Biff continues to travel forward at 1.0 m/s.
How fast is Bruce knocked backwards?
7. A620.-kg moose stands in the middle of the
railroad tracks, frozen by the lights of an oncoming
10,000.-kg locomotive that is traveling at 10.0 m/s. The
engineer sees the moose but is unable to stop the train
in time and the moose rides down the track sitting on
the cowcatcher. What is the new combined velocity of
the locomotive and the moose?
8. Lee is rolling along on her 4.0-kg skateboard with a
constant speed of 3.0 m/s when she jumps off the
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back and continues forward with a velocity of 2.0
m/s relative to the ground. This causes the skateboard
to go flying forward with a speed of 15.5 m/s relative
to the ground. What is Lee’s mass?
9. Bernie, whose mass is 70.0 kg, leaves a ski jump
with a velocity of 21.0 m/s. What is Bernie’s
momentum as he leaves the ski jump?
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10. A 761988]
kg boater, initially at rest in a stationary 45kg boat, steps
out of the boat and onto the dock. If
the boater moves out of the boat with a velocity of
2.5 m/s to the right, what is the final velocity of the
boat?
11. Which of the following is the units of momentum?
A Ns B kg ms-2
-2 -1 -2
C kg s D kg s
12. A car of mass 800 kg is moving at a velocity of 50
ms-1 The momentum of the car is
A 0.625 kg ms-1 B 4 kg ms-1
C 16 kg ms-1 D 850 kg ms-1
E 40000 kg ms-1
13. A ball of mass 0.5 kg hits the wall with a velocity of
4 ms-1 and bounces back with a velocity of 3 ms -1.
What is the magnitude of the change of momentum?
A 2.0 Ns B 1.5 Ns
C 0.5 Ns D 3.5 Ns
E 5N
14. The figure above shows two objects A and B of
masses 3 kg and 2 kg respectively moving towards
each other. Which of the following is not true?
[ The positive sign if moves to the right and negative
sign if moves to the left ]
A The total of momentum before collision+ 3 kg ms -1
B The total of momentum after collision+ 3 kg ms -1
C The momentum of object A before collision is
+ 15 kg ms-1
D The momentum of object B before collision is
+ 12 kg ms -1
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15. A man of mass 60 kg runs and suddenly jumps to a Trolley A is released from one end of platform so that it
trolley of mass 30 kg moves with a velocity of 3 ms - moves downwards and collides with the stationary
1
in the same direction. After collision the man and
the trolley move together with a common velocity of
7 ms-1 . What is the velocity of the man before
collision?
A 3 ms-1 B 5 ms-1
C 7 ms-1 D 9 ms-1 trolley B.
E 12 ms-1 If after collision they stick together, what is the mass of
16. A bullet of mass 10 g is shot horizontally wit a trolley B?
velocity of 200 ms -1 so that it hits an initially A 0.5 kg B 1.0 kg
stationary block of wood. The bullet enters the block C 1.5 kg D 2.0 kg
of wood and they move together with a common E 2.5 kg
velocity of 2.0 ms -1 What is the mass of the block of 20.
wood.
A 860 g B 990 g
C 1000 g D 1020 g
E 1440 g
17. Two trolleys of masses 2 kg and 3 kg respectively
moving towards each other. Both of the trolleys are
moving at same velocity of 2 ms-1. . After collision
they stick together with a common velocity. What is
the common velocity of the trolleys ?
A 2 ms-1 in the original direction of the trolley of mass Based on the figure above , what is the value of v ?
A 2.0 ms-1 B 2.5 ms-1
2kg
B 2 ms-1 in the original direction of the trolley of mass C 3.0 ms-1 D 3.5 ms-1
E 4.0 ms-1
3kg
C 0.4 ms-1 in the opposite direction of the trolley 2 kg
D 0.4 ms-1 in the opposite direction of the trolley 3 kg
18. Figure shows two trolleys of equal mass , m .

21. Two objects P and Q of masses 0.8 kg and 0.6 kg

respectively moving towards each other. After
collision object P bounces back with a velocity of 1.6
If after collision they stick together, what is the ms-1.W What is the velocity and the direction of
common velocity of the trolleys? motion of object Q after collision ?
A v B v A 0.8 ms-1 moves to left
4 2 B 0.8 ms-1 moves to right
C v D 2v C 2.2 ms-1 moves to left
E 4v D 2.2 ms-1 moves to right
19. Figure shows a ticker tape was obtained from an 22. Two objects M and N of masses 4 kg and 2 kg
experiment by using trolley A of mass 2kg and respectively. Both the objects travel towards each
trolley B . other with velocities of 6 ms -1 and 1 ms -1
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respectively. After collision object N moves in the C 6 ms-1 D 8ms-1

opposite direction as the object with the velocity of E 10 ms-1
5 ms-1. What is the velocity and the direction of
motion of object M after collision ?
A 3 ms-1 is the same direction as the object
B 3 ms-1 is the opposite direction as the object
C 6 ms-1 is same direction as the object
D 6 ms-1 is the opposite direction as the object

23. Figure shows two identical balls moving towards

each other with velocities u and collides with a
27. The trolleys A and B of masses 2 kg and 4 kg
perfect elastic collision.
respectively are placed together with the plunger of
Which of the following is true after collision?
trolley B pressed and in contact with trolley A
Velocity of P Velocity of Q
initially .
A Zero Zero
When the plunger is released by hitting the pin by a
B Less than u in Less than u in
hammer ,the two trolleys move apart in opposite
direction of R direction of S
directions and collide with the blocks of wood at the
C More than u in More than u in
same time. What is the value of d ?
direction of R direction of S
D Equals to u in Equals to u in
A 1.0 m B 2.0 m
direction of R direction of S
C 3.0 m D 4.0 m
E 6.0 m
24. A bullet of mass 10 g is fired from a rifle of mass 2
28. In an inelastic collision , which of the following is
kg. If the recoil velocity of the rifle is 1.25 ms-1,what
not conserved?
is the velocity of the bullet ?
A Total amount of mass
A 100 ms-1 B 150 ms
B Total amount of energy
C 200 ms-1 D 250 ms-1
C Total amount of momentum
E 300 ms-1
D Total amount of mass kinetic energy
25. The total mass of a bullet and a cannon is 300 kg.
29. An object A of mass 4 kg and moving with a
If the bullet of mass 10 kg is fired from the cannon , the
velocity of 20 ms -1 collides with a stationary object
recoil velocity of the cannon is 1.5 ms-1 . Calculate
B with a mass 6 kg . After collision they stick
the velocity of the bullet when the bullet is fired.
together with a common velocity. What of the
A 43.5 ms-1 B 45.0 ms-1
following is true ?
C 50.0 ms-1 D 65.0 ms-1
-1 A The velocity of object B after collision is 10 ms -1
E 68.5 ms
B The total of momentum after collision is 80 kg ms -1
26. A man of mass 50 kg stands on a stationary boat of
mass 25 kg. When he jumps out of the boat onto a C The total of kinetic energy before collision is equal
jetty at a velocity 4 ms-1, calculate the velocity of to the total of kinetic energy after collision
the boat as the man jumps.
A 2 ms-1 B 4 ms-1
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30. The figure above shows two trolleys A and B moving

towards each other. Which of the following is true. (a) State the type of collision.
A An elastic collision will occur
B The total momentum of the system is conserved (b) Before collision , what is
C The total kinetic energy of the system is conserved
D After collision the two trolleys will separate and (i) the velocity of the trolley A
move with different velocities. (ii) total of momentum.
31. Which of the following is not obeys the principle of (c) Calculate the mass of trolley B.
conservation of momentum ? (d) Find the time taken during collision.
A The inelastic collision (e) Calculate the deceleration of the trolley A during
B The elastic collision collision?
C The explosion 35.
D The linear motion
32. Which of the following is true?
A The launching of a rocket can be explained by the
Newton’s second law of motion
B The fuel normally used in rocket engine is liquid
hydrogen (a) The figure shows two trolleys A and B of masses
C The air from atmosphere is sucked into the rocket 1 kg and 2 kg respectively. The velocity of trolley A is
engine 5 ms-1 and trolley B at the rest. After collision
D The total weight of the rocket is constant trolley A moves with a velocity 2.5 ms -1 in same
33. A rocket and can work in space as well as in direction as before.
atmosphere because
A the mass of the rocket is less (i) What is the type of the collision which will occur
B the velocity of the rocket is high between two trolleys ?
C the rocket carries oxygen tank with it (ii) What is the velocity of the trolley B after
34. The figure shows a trolley A of mass 1 kg and a collision.
stationary trolley B on a friction-compensated (iii) After collision the trolley B moves on a
runway. rough surface CD and is stopped in 3.2 s . What is
the deceleration of the trolley.
(b) If a small marble is placed on the trolley A while the
trolley B moves toward trolley B,
When they collide , a pin fixed to one trolley sticks into a (i) What will happen to the trolley A when collide with
cork fixed to the other ,keeping them both together. trolley B.?
A ticker tape below shows clearly the change of velocity (ii) Give one reason for your answer in b(i)r on impact?
at the moment of collision.

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