Intro to Momentum

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What is the equation for Momentum?

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What are the units for momentum?

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A moving car has momentum. If it moves twice as fast, its momentum is ________________.

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Two cars, one twice as heavy as the other, move down a hill at the same speed. Compared to the heavy car, the momentum of the light car is ___________________.

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A student throws some ranch dressing in the trash because they're a good person and ranch is gross (fight me). The bottle of ranch is 6 kg and they throw it with a velocity of 8 m/s west. What is the momentum of the bottle?

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Label the following statements about Momentum as True or False

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The momentum of an object can change.
Two objects with the same mass will always have the same momentum.
All moving objects don’t have momentum.
When an object speeds up, it gains momentum
Objects with different masses can’t have the same momentum.
Momentum can be transferred from one object to another.
When objects collide, some momentum is always lost forever
A tiny bullet can have more momentum than a huge truck.