Momentum and impulse Flashcards
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Momentum
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Product of an objects mass and its velocity
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Linear momentum
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Vector quantity with the same direction as the velocity of an object
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Newton’s second law IN TERMS OF MOMENTUM
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The net force (resultant) acting on an object is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the object in the direction of the net force
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Impulse
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Product of the net force acting on an object and the time the net force acts on the object
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An isolated system in physics
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An isolated system is one in which the net external force acting on the system is zero
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Principle of conservation of momentum
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Total linear momentum of an isolated system remains constant
