Momentum (VCE SSCE Physics): Quizzes
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What is the SI unit for momentum?
What is the SI unit for momentum?
What type of quantity is momentum?
What type of quantity is momentum?
Vector with magnitude & direction
In a closed system with no external forces, what happens to total momentum during a collision?
In a closed system with no external forces, what happens to total momentum during a collision?
Remains constant
What is the key difference between inertia and momentum?
What is the key difference between inertia and momentum?
Inertia exists when stationary; momentum needs motion
What is impulse defined as?
What is impulse defined as?
Change in momentum
In an elastic collision, what happens to total kinetic energy?
In an elastic collision, what happens to total kinetic energy?
It is conserved
In an inelastic collision, what happens to kinetic energy?
In an inelastic collision, what happens to kinetic energy?
KE after < KE before
What does the area under a force-time graph represent?
What does the area under a force-time graph represent?
Impulse
