Chapter: Momentum
1.

Speed of Earth when a rock of mass 60 kg falling towards Earth with speed of 20 m s-1 is {{}}

A. 2.4 × 10-22 m s-1
B. 3.5 × 10-33 m s-1
C. −2.0 × 10-22 m s-1
D. −3 × 1034 m s-1
Answer» C. −2.0 × 10-22 m s-1
2.

Force exerted by bat on ball if it strikes a ball of mass 0.16 kg initially hits bat with speed of 25 m s-1 with time impact of 0.003 s is {{}}

A. 145 N
B. 1333.33 N
C. 1456.7 N
D. 6543 N
Answer» B. 1333.33 N
3.

Momentum of electron having mass 9.1 × 10 -31 kg and velocity 2.0 ×107 is {{}}

A. 1.91 × 10-23
B. 2.34 × 10-23
C. 3.11 × 10-19
D. 7.88 × 10-34
Answer» A. 1.91 × 10-23
4.

To replace a ball with another ball by collision, a snooker player must consider the condition that

A. the collision must be head on
B. The moving ball must not be given any spin
C. both A and B
D. no conditions required
Answer» C. both A and B
5.

Direction of momentum is direction of object's

A. mass
B. acceleration
C. velocity
D. frictional force
Answer» C. velocity
6.

In a springy collision, if the fast moving trolley collides with a slow one, then the fast one will bounce back at speed of

A. slow one
B. less than slow one
C. more than slow one
D. with the same speed as before
Answer» A. slow one
7.

An object travelling with constant velocity has

A. constant momentum
B. zero momentum
C. increasing momentum
D. decreasing momentum
Answer» A. constant momentum
8.

If a trolley collides with a stationary trolley of double mass, then they move off with

A. half of the original velocity
B. one third of original velocity
C. double the original velocity
D. triple the original velocity
Answer» B. one third of original velocity
9.

In a perfectly elastic collision, momentum and energy are

A. not conserved
B. conserved
C. becomes zero after collision
D. equal before collision
Answer» B. conserved
10.

Mass and velocity are combined to give

A. angular momentum
B. equilibrium
C. acceleration
D. linear momentum
Answer» D. linear momentum
11.

If the total kinetic energy and momentum of a system becomes zero after collision, then the collision is

A. elastic
B. inelastic
C. conserved
D. not conserved
Answer» B. inelastic
12.

Momentum of two objects moving with same speed but in opposite direction upon collision is

A. increased
B. decreased
C. is zero
D. is infinite
Answer» C. is zero
13.

Forces on interacting bodies are

A. equal
B. opposite
C. both A and B
D. parallel
Answer» C. both A and B
14.

Resultant force acting on object and rate of change of linear momentum are

A. inversely related
B. not related at all
C. directly related
D. directly proportional
Answer» C. directly related
15.

In a perfectly elastic collision, the relative speed of approach and relative speed of separation are

A. equal
B. in equal
C. zero
D. infinite
Answer» A. equal
16.

{{}} A white ball of mass 1.0 kg moving with initial speed u = 0.5 m s -1 collides with stationary red ball of same mass, they move forward making angle of 90° between their paths. Their speed is

A. 1 m s -1
B. 0.354 m s -1
C. 2 m s -1
D. 3 m s -1
Answer» B. 0.354 m s -1
17.

In fireworks the momentum provided by chemicals is directed

A. upwards
B. left side
C. right side
D. downwards
Answer» D. downwards
18.

Total momentum within a closed system is

A. increasing
B. decreasing
C. zero
D. constant
Answer» D. constant
19.

Average force acting on 900 kg car if it's velocity ranges from 5 m s -1 to 30 m s -1 in 12 s is {{}}

A. 1875 N
B. 2000 N
C. 3000 N
D. 1560 N
Answer» A. 1875 N
20.

Interaction that causes an object's momentum to change is

A. velocity
B. acceleration
C. power
D. force
Answer» D. force
21.

Momentum possessed by spinning objects is called

A. linear momentum
B. angular momentum
C. normal momentum
D. degrees' momentum
Answer» B. angular momentum
22.

In a perfectly inelastic collision, kinetic energy

A. totally disappears
B. is increased
C. is decreased
D. is unchanged
Answer» A. totally disappears

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