AS-Level Physics Worksheet-E1-(MCQ) QP+MS

Chapter: Linear momentum and its conservation

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2.9 An object of mass 4.0 kg moving with a speed of 3.0m s–1 strikes a stationary object in an inelastic
collision. Which statement is correct? 9702/11/M/J/14

A After collision, the total kinetic energy is 18 J.

B After collision, the total kinetic energy is less than 18 J.
C Before collision, the total kinetic energy is 12 J.
D Before collision, the total kinetic energy is less than 12 J.

4.7 Two train carriages each of mass 5000kg roll toward one another on a level track. One is travelling
at 2.00ms–1and the other at 1.00ms–1, as shown. 9702/12/M/J/14

They collide and join together.

What is the kinetic energy lost during the collision?

6.10 Which of the following is a statement of the principle of conservation of momentum?

A Momentum is the product of mass and velocity. 9702/13/M/J/15

B In an elastic collision, momentum is constant.
C The momentum of an isolated system is constant.
D The force acting on a body is proportional to its rate of change of momentum.

8.12 Two balls X and Y are moving towards each other with speeds of 5ms–1and 15ms–1respectively.

They make a perfectly elastic head-on collision and ball Y moves to the right with a speed of 7ms–1.
What is the speed and direction of ball X after the collision? 9702/13/M/J/15
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 10.12 A ball of mass 0.5 kg is thrown against a wall at a speed of 12 m s–1. It bounces back with a speed
of 8ms–1. The collision lasts for 0.10s. 9702/12/O/N/12

What is the average force on the ball due to the collision?

A 0.2N B 1N C 20N D 100N

12.12 Which statement about a ball that strikes a tennis racket and rebounds is always correct?
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A The total kinetic energy of the ball is conserved.
B The total kinetic energy of the system is conserved.
C The total momentum of the ball is conserved.
D The total momentum of the system is conserved.

14.14 Two identical spheres X and Y approach each other with the speeds shown and undergo a headon
elastic collision.
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What are the velocities of the spheres after the collision?

16.10 A particle of mass m, travelling with speed u, collides with a stationary particle of mass M. The
velocities of the two particles before and after the collision are shown.
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Which vector diagram correctly shows the momenta before and after the collision?
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 18.11 The diagram shows a man standing on a platform that is attached to a flexible pipe. Water is pumped
through the pipe so that the man and platform remain at a constant height.
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The resultant vertical force on the platform is zero. The combined mass of the man and platform is
96 kg. The mass of water that is discharged vertically downwards from the platform each second is
40 kg.

What is the speed of the water leaving the platform?

20.11 A ball of mass m travelling at velocity u collides with a stationary ball of mass M. After collision
the two balls travel at velocities v and V respectively, in the directions shown. 9702_s16_qp_12

A student writes three equations relating to the collision.

Which row in the table indicates the correct and incorrect equations?
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 22.13 Two spheres travel along the same line with velocities u1 and u2. They collide and after collision
their velocities are v1 and v2.
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Which collision is not elastic?

24.9 Water flows out of a pipe and hits a wall. 9702_m17_qp_12

When the jet of water hits the wall, it has horizontal velocity v and cross-sectional area A.
The density of the water is ρ. The water does not rebound from the wall.

What is the force exerted on the wall by the water?

26.10 What is a statement of the principle of conservation of momentum?

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A In an elastic collision momentum is constant.
B Momentum is the product of mass and velocity.
C The force acting on a body is proportional to its rate of change of momentum.
D The momentum of an isolated system is constant.

28.9 A slow vehicle and a fast vehicle travel towards each other in a straight line and then collide.

Which outcome is never possible, regardless of the masses of the vehicles? 9702_w17_qp_12

A Both vehicles stop. B Only one vehicle stops.

C The fast vehicle’s speed increases. D The slow vehicle’s speed increases.

30.10 Two railway trucks of masses m and 3m move towards each other in opposite directions with
speeds 2v and v respectively. These trucks collide and stick together. 9702_w17_qp_13

What is the speed of the trucks after the collision?

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 32.9 An elastic collision occurs between two bodies X and Y. The mass of body X is m and the mass
of body Y is 4m. Body X travels at speed v before the collision and speed 5 in the opposite
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direction after the collision. Body Y is stationary before the collision. 9702/12/M/J/18

What is the kinetic energy of body Y after the collision?

34.9 What is a statement of the principle of conservation of momentum? 9702/11/O/N/18

A A force is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the body upon which it acts.
B In a perfectly elastic collision, the relative momentum of the bodies before impact is equal to
their relative momentum after impact.
C The momentum of a body is the product of the mass of the body and its velocity.
D The total momentum of a system of interacting bodies remains constant, providing no resultant
external force acts on the system.

36.8 Two balls X and Y are moving towards each other with speeds of 5 m s–1 and 15 ms–1 respectively.

They make a perfectly elastic head-on collision and ball Y moves to the right with a speed
of 7 m s–1.
What is the speed and direction of ball X after the collision? March-19_12

A 3 m s–1 to the left B 13 m s–1 to the left

C 3 m s–1 to the right D 13 m s–1 to the right

38.11 A helium atom of mass m collides normally with a wall. The atom arrives at the wall with speed v
and then rebounds along its original path. Assume that the collision is perfectly elastic.
What is the change in the momentum of the atom during its collision? May/June-19_11

A zero B 0.5 mv C mv D 2mv

40.11 Two bar magnets P and Q are mounted on floats which can slide without friction along an air track.

The two magnets slide towards each other along the air track and interact, without making contact.
The relative speed of approach of the magnets is equal to their relative speed of separation.
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 Which statement about P and Q must be correct? May/June-19_12

A During the interaction between P and Q some of the total kinetic energy is lost.
B During the interaction between P and Q some of the total momentum is lost.
C The momentum of Q after the interaction is equal to the momentum of P before the interaction.
D The values of (kinetic energy of P + kinetic energy of Q) before and after the interaction are
equal.

42.9 Two objects X and Y in an isolated system undergo a perfectly elastic collision. The velocities of
the objects before and after the collision are shown. 9702_w19_qp_13

What is the speed v of Y after the collision?

A 2.0 m s–1 B 18 m s–1 C 22 m s–1 D 24 m s–1

44.9 A mass m1 travelling with speed u1 collides with a mass m2 travelling with speed u2 in the same
direction. After the collision, mass m1 has speed v1 and mass m2 has speed v2 in the same direction.
The collision is perfectly elastic. 9702_s20_qp_12

Which equation is not correct?

46.8 A ball strikes a horizontal surface with momentum p at an angle θ to the surface, as shown.

The ball rebounds with the same magnitude of momentum at an angle θ to the surface.
The ball is in contact with the surface for time t. 9702/12/F/M/21

What is the magnitude of the average resultant force acting on the ball during the collision?
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 48.10. Which quantities are conserved in an inelastic collision? 9702_s21_qp_11

50.10. A rock in deep space is travelling towards a distant star and collides with a stationary spacecraft.
What is not a possible outcome of the collision? 9702_s21_qp_13

A The rock becomes stationary and the spacecraft moves towards the star.
B The rock moves away from the star and so does the spacecraft.
C The rock moves away from the star and the spacecraft moves towards the star.
D The rock moves towards the star and so does the spacecraft.

52.10. The table shows four different collisions between two blocks, each of mass 0.50 kg.
Which collision is perfectly elastic? 9702_w21_qp_12

54.10. A rock of mass 2m, travelling in deep space at velocity v, explodes into two parts of equal mass, one
of which is then stationary. 9702_m22_qp_12

What is the kinetic energy of the moving part after the explosion?

56.10 What is a statement of the principle of conservation of momentum? 9702/11/M/J/22

A A force is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the object upon which it acts.
B In a perfectly elastic collision, the relative momentum of the objects before impact is equal to
their relative momentum after impact.
C The momentum of an object is the product of the mass of the object and its velocity.
D The total momentum of a system of interacting objects remains constant, providing no
resultant external force acts on the system.
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 58.11 Two solid spheres form an isolated system. Sphere X moves with speed 6 cm s–1 in a straight line
directly towards a stationary sphere Y, as shown. 9702/12/O/N/22

The spheres have a perfectly elastic collision. After the collision, sphere X moves with speed
2 cm s–1 in the same direction as before the collision.

What is the speed of sphere Y?

A 2 cm s–1 B 4 cm s–1 C 6 cm s–1 D 8 cm s–1

60.10 Two blocks are at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface. One block is made of wood and the
other block is made of steel.
A steel ball is fired horizontally with a speed v at the wooden block. The ball embeds itself in the
block, and the ball and block move together after impact. 9702/13/O/N/22
A second identical steel ball is fired horizontally with speed v at the steel block. The steel ball
then rebounds back along its original path with speed 𝑣 .
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The wooden block and the steel block have equal mass.
Which statement about the blocks immediately after the collisions is correct?

A Both blocks must travel with the same speed.

B The steel block must travel faster than the wooden block.
C The wooden block must travel faster than the steel block.
D The masses of the blocks and the steel ball are needed to determine which block travels
faster.

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