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08 Momentum and impulse

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8 questions
Before moving through this worksheet, read what the bird has to say about impact forces, impulse and change in momentum.
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A moving car has momentum. If it moves twice as fast, its momentum is [blank] as much.

Fill in the blank

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Two cars, one twice as heavy as the other, move down a hill at the same speed. Compared with the lighter car, the momentum of the heavier car is [blank] as much.

Fill in the blank

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Th recoil momentum of the cannon that kick is

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Compared to the force that acts on the bug, how much force acts on the bus?

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The time of impact is the same for both the bug and the bus. Compared to the impulse on the bug, this means the impulse on the bus is

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Although the momentum of the bus is very large compared to the momentum of the bug, the change in momentum of the bus compared to the change in momentum of the bug is

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Which undergoes the greater acceleration (change in speed and/or direction)?

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Which therefore, suffers the greater damage?