Momentum

Question 1

What does the term momentum describe?

Answer 1

The quantity of motion a particular body of mass has

Question 2

How is momentum calculated?

Answer 2

momentum (p) = mass (m) × velocity (v)

Question 3

What happens to momentum if an object has zero velocity?

Answer 3

It has zero momentum

Question 4

What factors increase momentum?

Answer 4

Higher mass and higher velocity

Question 5

Provide an example of momentum in sports.

Answer 5

Athletes running in a 100-metre sprint

Question 6

Can an object have mass but no momentum? True or False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Fill in the blank: Momentum is a combination of _______ and _______.

Answer 7

mass, velocity

Question 8

What is an example of an object with no momentum?

Answer 8

A teeball sitting on a tee

Question 9

What does the batter in teeball aim to do to the ball?

Answer 9

Maximise momentum

Question 10

Why is it important to maximise momentum when hitting a teeball?

Answer 10

So that the ball travels as far as possible