Name:________________________________________________

Period: 1 2 3 4 5

Date:______________

Momentum Webquest
All links can be found on the Webquest links page on www.murrayphysics.wikispaces.com
Go to the following website:

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/momentum/u4l1a.cfm

Momentum can be defined as :

It depends on the variables ___________________ and ________________________
Equations:
!

momentum =
!

p=

The units for momentum are _________________

Momentum is a vector quantity which mean sit has both ___________________ and _____________
If an object has a large momentum either its _________________ or ________________ is large.
Go to the bottom of the page - Check for understanding and do the following problem
1. Determine the momentum (p) of a ...
a. 60-kg (m) halfback moving eastward at 9 m/s (v) .
p = m v = (60 kg) x (9 m/s) =
b. 1000-kg car moving northward at 20 m/s.

c. 40-kg freshman moving southward at 2 m/s.

Go to http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/momentum/u4l2b.cfm to answer the following

questions:
The momentum of two objects before a collision is _______________ to the momentum
of the same two objects after the collision
In other words momentum is _____________________________.
See picture on right side---> Conserved means _________________ or _______
_____________________________.
Impulse is equal to change in _____________________________.
The equation for Impulse (I)

I=Fxt

or I = Ft

Go down and click on the animation at the bottom of the page. Read the text and watch the
animation.
Fill in the following chart:

Before Brick Drops

After Brick Drops

Momentum of Cart
Momentum of Brick
Total Momentum (Momentum
of Brick + Momentum of Cart)
What does the table above show? What do you notice about the total momentum?

Go to the following link: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/momentum/trece.cfm

Read the text.

Look at the animation and fill out the following chart:

Before Collision

After Collision

Momentum of Truck
Momentum of Car
Total Momentum (Momentum
of Truck + Momentum of Car)
In elastic collisions both ________________________ and ______________
_______________
are conserved.
Go to the following link and read the text and watch the animation:
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/momentum/cthoi.cfm
Read the text. Look at the animation and fill out the following chart:

Before Collision

After Collision

Momentum of Truck
Momentum of Car
Total Momentum (Momentum
of Truck + Momentum of Car)
In an inelestic collision only ____________________________ is conserved.

Go to the following link and read the text:

http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/211_fall2002.web.dir/ben_townsend/TypesofCollisions.htm
An inelastic collisions occurs when two objects collide and
___________________________________________________________________.
Give an example of an inelastic collision:
An elastic collision occurs when _______________________________________________.
Give an example of an elastic collision:
Go to the following website: http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/collision.htm
1. Set up the following:
Elastic collision
Wagon 1
m = .5 kg v = .2 m/s
Wagon 2
m = .5 kg
v = 0 m/s
Record the following:
Total Momentum before collision______________
Total Momentum after collision________________
Total kinetic energy before collision______________
Total kinetic energy after collision________________
What happens:

2. Set up the following:

Elastic collision
Wagon 1
m = .5 kg v = .2 m/s
Wagon 2
m = .5 kg
v = -.2 m/s
Record the following:
Total Momentum before collision______________
Total Momentum after collision________________
Total kinetic energy before collision______________
Total kinetic energy after collision________________
What happens:

3. Set up the following:

Elastic collision
Wagon 1
m = 1.0 kg v = .2 m/s
Wagon 2
m = .5 kg
v = 0 m/s
Record the following:
Total Momentum before collision______________
Total Momentum after collision________________
Total kinetic energy before collision______________
Total kinetic energy after collision________________
What happens:

Set up the following:

Inlastic collision
Wagon 1
m = 1.5 kg v = .2 m/s
Wagon 2
m = .5 kg
v = 0 m/s
Record the following:
Total Momentum before collision______________
Total Momentum after collision________________
Total kinetic energy before collision______________
Total kinetic energy after collision________________
What happens:
Set up the following:
Inlastic collision
Wagon 1
m = .5 kg v = .2 m/s
Wagon 2
m = .5 kg
v = -.2 m/s
Record the following:
Total Momentum before collision______________
Total Momentum after collision________________
Total kinetic energy before collision______________
Total kinetic energy after collision________________
What happens:

EXIT TICKET

MUST BE DONE!!!!!!!!!!

Go to the following website:

http://www.classroomclipboard.com/509540
Give access code:
E843
and your name and answer the questions.
You can use your notes and this webquest!!!!!
Make sure you choose the finish test button at the end.
You will see your grade!!!
This will be graded by the computer and the grades will be sent to Ms. Murray
automatically!!!!!