1.A light aluminum ball and a heavy lead ball of the same size are allowed to roll down an incline. When they are halfway down the incline, they will have identical
a. potential energies.
b. kinetic energies.
c. momentum.
d. inertias.
e. none of the above choices
2.The difference between impulse and impact force involves the
a. difference between acceleration and velocity.
b. mass and its effect on resisting a change in momentum.
c. distance the force acts.
d. time the force acts.
3.If you push an object a given distance, while applying twice the force, you do
a. twice as much work.
b. four times as much work.
c. the same amount of work.
d. half as much work.
4.You're driving down the highway and a bug spatters into your windshield. Which undergoes the greater change in momentum during the time of contact?
a. the bug
b. your car
c. both the same
5.A piece of putty moving with 1 unit of momentum strikes and sticks to a heavy bowling ball that is initially at rest. After the putty sticks to the ball, both move with a combined momentum of
a. more than 1 unit.
b. 1 unit.
c. less than 1 unit.
d. not enough information
6.A car traveling along the highway needs a certain amount of force exerted on it to stop it in a certain distance. More stopping force is required when the car has
a. more momentum.
b. more mass.
c. less stopping distance.
d. all of these
e. none of these
7.A pile driver hits the top of a telephone pole driving it partway into the ground. The distance that the pole will sink into the ground depends on
a. the kinetic energy of the pile driver weight when it first contacted the pole.
b. the original potential energy of the pile driver.weight.
c. the original height of the pile driver weight.
d. any of the above choices