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conservation of momentum

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Momentum Problems

Additional problems – Use these physics problems to test your knowledge on momentum and collisions.

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Momentum Problems

Find out how momentum is conserved in collisions along with the conservation of energy.

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Center of Mass

All aspects of a two body elastic collision are explained from a center of mass point of view.

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Jumping

The interaction of the earth with a jumping person is explained using the momentum principle.

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Water Tanks

Energy conservation and introductory thermodynamics are explored using this simplified model of two colliding water tanks.

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Semicircles

This problem set explores the momentum and energy present in balls travelling through semicircles and their relations to the semicircle’s radius.

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Bouncing Balls

Principles of momentum are used to explain what happens when two balls of perfect elasticity are dropped from a certain height.

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Two Block Collisions

How do two objects behave after they collide with one another? The role of momentum and energy in determining the outcome of collisions will be explored in the following set of questions.

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Forces in Circular Motion

This set of questions investigates the forces involved in changes of direction. Conclusions about the direction of forces in circular motion will be discovered without the use of calculations or mathematical formulas.

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