MOMENTUM, IMPULSE and
PRESSURE
Momentum
Inertia in motion
“bashing power”
(momentum = mass of object x speed)
objects at rest have no
momentum
since speed = 0
large momentum is the
result of large mass or
high speed
Impulse
How long it takes an object
to change its momentum
Impulse = force applied x time
force it applied
PRESSURE
Force applied by an object over a
certain area
Applying more force over the same
area will increase the pressure
Applying the same force over a larger
area will decrease the pressure
Units for pressure are Pascals (Pa)