Momentum Worksheet
Name__________________________
Date _____________
Period ____
True or False?
_______1.) Momentum is not equal to the mass of an object divided by its velocity.
_______2.) The momentum of an object can change.
_______3.) Two objects with the same mass will always have the same momentum.
_______4.) All moving objects don’t have momentum.
_______5.) When an object speeds up, it gains momentum.
_______6.) Objects with different masses can’t have the same momentum.
_______7.) Direction does not matter when you are measuring momentum.
_______8.) Momentum can be transferred from one object to another.
_______9.) When objects collide, some momentum is lost.
_______10.) A tiny bullet can have more momentum than a huge truck.
Fill in the blank.
11.) A moving car has momentum. If it moves twice as fast, its momentum is ________________ as much.
12.) Two cars, one twice as heavy as the other, move down a hill at the same speed. Compared to the lighter
car, the momentum of the heavier car is ___________________ as much.
Given the following data, solve for momentum. P = mv