MOMENTUM AND COLLISIONS

Question 1

a point or position that varies according to the composition, arrangement, or movement of an object or system.

Answer 1

center of mass

Question 2

which is a vector quantity, is proportional to both mass (m) and speed (𝑣). Its direction
is also similar to the velocity’s direction.

Answer 2

Momentum

Question 3

Unbalanced forces cause acceleration, and a change in velocity results in a change in momentum. Thus, an object’s momentum will change when acted upon by a force for a certain amount of time. This leads us to an equally-important concept called

Answer 3

IMPULSE

Question 4

signifies that the total momentum of a system is constant when the summation of all the external
forces acting upon that system amounts to zero

Answer 4

Conservation of Momentum

Question 5

Newton’s Second Law suggests that the net force exerted upon an object amounts to the “time rate of change of the product of the object’s velocity and mass.” This product is also referred to as the object’s

Answer 5

linear momentum

Question 6

Determining the center of
mass for rigid objects
such as circles, triangles,
and rectangles is
relatively simple: it is the

Answer 6

midpoint of the system