NSC / Matric Momentum and Impulse — practice questions
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Practice NSC / Matric Momentum and Impulse in the app →Mass in motion is another way of describing which physical quantity?Why does the momentum of a moving object always point in the same direction as its velocity?Newton's second law can be stated using momentum. The resultant force on an object is equal to what?Under what condition does the total momentum of a system of interacting objects stay constant?Which statement correctly compares an elastic collision with an inelastic collision?A 0.150 kg cricket ball moves at 30 m/s towards a batsman and is struck straight back towards the bowler at 40The same cricket ball changes its momentum by 10.5 kg.m/s while it stays in contact with the bat for 0.020 s. Why do car makers design the front of a car to crumple rather than to bounce back in a head-on crash?A 2.0 kg trolley moving east at 3.0 m/s runs into a stationary 4.0 kg trolley and the two move off joined toge