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Feinstein Final
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Physics
12th Grade
05/18/2010

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The momentum of an object is defined as the object's
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mass x velocity
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The momentum change of an object is equal to the
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impulse acting on it
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A table tennis ball launcher is fired. Compared to the force on the ball, the force on the launcher is
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the same
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Momentum is a ______ quantity
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Vector
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When a bowling ball collides with a stationary pin, the change in momentum of the pin is _____ than the change of momentum for the ball
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the same
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If a girl is standing on the ice and wants to get off she can
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throw an object in the opposite direction she wants to go.
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Two objects, A and B, have th same size and shape but A is twice as heavy. But when they are dropped, they reach the ground at the same time but A has a higher _____
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acceleration
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Superman throws a an asteroid, with a higher mass, in space. Which moves faster?
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Superman
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