Conceptual 5-1 (B)

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The units for momentum are:

Michael Phelps (who has a mass of 98 kg) is swimming 2.5 m/s in a lake. He gets passed by a canoe (mass = 55 kg) moving at 2 m/s.
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What is Michael Phelps' momentum? (must include units)

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What is the momentum of the canoe? (must include units)

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How fast would the canoe have to move to have the same momentum as Michael Phelps?
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A watermelon (1.5 kg) is falling with 13.5 kgm/s of momentum downwards. What is its velocity?

A giant hockey puck (mass = 0.8 kg) is sliding across the ice at 1.7 m/s.
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What is the initial momentum of the puck?
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A player then pushes it with their stick until it reaches a speed of 3.4 m/s. What is the new momentum of the puck?

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By how much did the puck's momentum change?
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An object at rest still has momentum due to its mass

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Momentum is a vector, because it has velocity in its equation, and velocity is a vector