Collisions

Question 1

What is the tendency of an object ot resist a change in its motion?

Answer 1

inertia

Question 2

What is the measure of how hard it is to stop on object?

Answer 2

momentum

Question 3

What does the p, m, and v stand for in p=mv

Answer 3

momentum = mass x velocity

Question 4

What is the unit of measurement for momentum?

Answer 4

kg x m/s

Question 5

What says that the total momentum remains constant unless an outside force acts on it?

Answer 5

law of conservation of momentum

Question 6

What three things can happen to objects during a collision?

Answer 6

1. bounce in opposite directions
2. hit and one stops and the other moves (bounce)
3. hit an move in the same direction (sticks together)