Momentum Flashcards
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The quantity of motion in an object. If an object is moving, it has momentum.
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Momentum
2
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Momentum Equation
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p=mv
3
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Angular Momentum Equation
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L=mvr
4
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The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion.
Measured quantitatively as the mass of an object.
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Inertia
5
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During collisions, the total momentum of a system remains the same and is transferred between the objects involved.
The momentum before a collision in the same as the momentum after a collision.
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Conservation of Momentum
6
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Variable: p m v L r
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Quantity: MOMENTUM (kg m/s) MASS (kg) VELOCITY (m/s) ANGULAR MOMENTUM (kg m2/s) RADIUS (m)