Momentum (AQA A-Level Further Maths): Quizzes
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What is the formula for calculating momentum?
What is the formula for calculating momentum?
What are the units of both momentum and impulse?
What are the units of both momentum and impulse?
newton seconds (N s)
What does impulse equal according to the fundamental relationship?
What does impulse equal according to the fundamental relationship?
change in momentum
Why are momentum and impulse vector quantities?
Why are momentum and impulse vector quantities?
Force and velocity are vectors
What does the conservation of momentum principle state?
What does the conservation of momentum principle state?
Total momentum unchanged by collisions
When does conservation of momentum apply?
When does conservation of momentum apply?
Only when no external forces act
What is a direct collision?
What is a direct collision?
Bodies collide along common line
What happens when two particles coalesce?
What happens when two particles coalesce?
They combine and move with common velocity
In the coalescence equation , what is ?
In the coalescence equation , what is ?
Final velocity of combined mass
Why is choosing a positive direction important in momentum problems?
Why is choosing a positive direction important in momentum problems?
Ensures correct signs for velocities