MOMENTUM & IMPULSE Flashcards
1
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define momentum
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as the product of an object’s mass and its velocity.
2
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Describe linear momentum
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as a vector quantity with the same direction as the velocity
of the objec
3
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State Newton’s second law of motion in terms of momentum
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The net (or resultant)
force acting on an object is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the object in
the direction of the net force.
4
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Define impulse
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the product of the resultant/net force acting on an object and the time
the net force acts on the object.
5
Q
a system
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6
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State the principle of conservation of linear momentum
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The total linear momentum of
an isolated system remains constant (is conserved).
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