PhysicsLAB: Conservation of Momentum

Momentum conservation for colliding balls, freight cars, and fish are worked out in the text book. Here we consider more collisions In the tables below, fill in the numerical values for total momentum before, velocity after the collision, and total momentum after the collision for each two body system.

Bumper cars are fun!

Refer to the following information for the next three questions.

Assume each car with its occupant has a mass of 200 kg.

BEFORE	momentum (kg m/sec)		AFTER	velocity (m/sec)	momentum (kg m/sec)
	A			B	C

Refer to the following information for the next three questions.

Assume each car with its occupant has a mass of 200 kg.

BEFORE	momentum (kg m/sec)		AFTER	velocity (m/sec)	momentum (kg m/sec)
	D			E	F

Refer to the following information for the next three questions.

Assume each car with its occupant has a mass of 200 kg.

BEFORE	momentum (kg m/sec)		AFTER	velocity (m/sec)	momentum (kg m/sec)
	G			H	I

Granny and Ambrose

Refer to the following information for the next two questions.

Granny whizzes around the rink and is suddenly confronted with Ambrose at rest directly in her path. Rather than knock him over, she picks him up and continues in motion without "braking."

Granny's mass = 50 kg
Granny's initial speed = 3 m/s
Ambrose's mass = 25 kg
Ambrose's initial speed = 0 m/s

BEFORE	momentum (kg m/sec)		AFTER	velocity (m/sec)
	J			K