SECTION 1 : MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. A ball of mass m strikes a wa ll perpendicularly at a speed v. Immediately after

the collision the ball moves in the opposite direction at the same speed v, as
shown in the diagram below.
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Which ONE of the following represents the magnitude of the change in

momentum of the ball?
A. 0 8. mv
C. 2mv D. 3mv (2)

2. Which ONE of the following momentum versus time graphs best represent the
motion of an object moving out of rest in a straight line under the influence of a
constant net force?
A. 8.
p p

t t
C. D.
p p

t (2)

3. Learners perform an experiment using identical trolleys, each of mass m,

The trolleys are arranged as shown in the diagram below. They are initially at
rest on a frictionless surface and are connected with a compressed,
massless spring.

When the spring is released, it drops down and the single trolley moves with a momentum
P to the left. The magnitude of the momentum of the two trolleys to the right will be ..
 A.2p B. p
C .½p D.¼p (2)

4. A trolley of mass m is moving at constant velocity v to the right on a frictionless

horizontal surface. A ball of clay, also of mass m, dropped vertically, falls onto
the trolley at time t, as shown in the diagram below.
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The ball of clay sticks to the trolley.
Which ONE of the velocity-time graphs below CORRECTLY represents the
velocity of the trolley before and after time t?
A. B.

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C. D.

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5. A ball , moving horizontally, hits a wall with a speed 2v. The ball then bounces
back horizontally with a speed v, as shown in the diagram below.
Which ONE of the following combinations AFTER COLLISION
regarding the linear momentum and 13EFORE COLLISION
the total kinetic energy of the ball for the
collision above is CORRECT? Assume ..Y- O 0
that the ball-wall system is isolated .
LINEAR MOMENTUM TOTAL KINETIC ENERGY
A Conserved Not conserved wall wall
B Conserved Conserved
C Not conserved Not conserved
D Not conserved Conserved (2)
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When the ve1oc1 y the object is doubled.
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A- net wor f the object is doub e .
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s. kinetic energy f the object is doubled.
c. potential energy o of the object is doubled . (2)
D. linear momenturn
lass bottle onto a concrete floor from a certain height and
. A person dropsk a ~he person then drops a second , identical glass bottle
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the bottle brea :~ight onto a thick woolen carpet, but the bottle does not
from th ewsh~crnhe ONE of the followi~g is CORRECT for the second bottle
break. 1
compared to the first bottle for the same momentum change?
AVERAGE FORCE ON TIME OF CONTACT
SECOND BOTTLE WITH CARPET
Larger Smaller
A
B Smaller Smaller
C Larger Larger
D Smaller Larger (2)

8. Which ONE of the following statement is always TRUE for inelastic collisions
in an isolated system?
A. Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved .
B. Neither momentum nor kinetic energy are conserved.
C. Momentum is conserved , but kinetic energy not.
(2)
D. Kinetic energy is conserved, but momentum not.

9. Airbags in modern cars provide more safety during an accident.

The statements below are made by a learner to explain how airbags can
ensure better safely in a collision .
(i) The time of impact increases.
(ii) The impact force decreases.
(iii) The impulse increases.
Which of the statements above are CORRECT?
A. Only (i) B. Only (ii) (2)
C . Only (ii) and (iii) D. Only (i) and (ii)

10. Two bodies undergo an INELASTIC collision in the absence of friction. Which
ONE of the following combinations of momentum and kinetic energy of the
system is CORRECT?
1 MOMENTUM KINETIC ENERGY
Not conserved Conserved
A
B Conserved Not conserved
\ C N ot con s e rved Not conserved
\ D \ Conserved Conserved j
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11. An object of mass m moving at velocity v collides head-on with an object of
mass 2m moving in the opposite direction at velocity v. Immediately after the
collision the smaller mass moves at velocity v in the opposite direction and the
larger mass is brought to rest. Refer to the diagram below.

BEFORE COLLISION AFTER COLLISION

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V Vf =0
IvmvI IV 2m
v
I IV mv I IV 2m
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Ignore the effects of friction.
Which ONE of the following is CORRECT?
LINEAR MOMENTUM MECHANICAL ENERGY
A Conserved Conserved
B Not conserved Conserved
C Conserved Not conserved
D Not conserved Not conserved
(2)

12. If the momentum of an object is doubled, the its kinetic energy is ...
A . halved. B. doubled.
C. three times greater. D. four times greater. (2)

13. The net force acting on an object is equal to the ...

A . mass of the object.
B. acceleration of the object.
C. change in momentum of the object.
D. rate of change in momentum of the object. (2)

14. Impulse is equal to the ...

A . initial momentum of a body.
B. final momentum of a body.
C. change in momentum of a body.
(2)
0. tempo of change in momentum.

'\5 . Two objects experience an ELASTIC collision in a closed system. Which ONE
of the following combinations regarding the momentum and kinetic energy is
correct?
MOMENTUM KINETIC ENERGY
1A Not co nserved Conser ve d
B C on se rve d N ot co nserved
C
D
N o t co n se rved
Co n se rved -
N o t c onser ve d
Co n ser vocl
- (2)

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