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When a moving object with momentum collides with another moving object with momentum what formula do I use?
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If the two bodies form a closed and isolated system (that is no other external forces act on the system apart from the forces that the bodies exert on each other and no mass is allowed to enter or leave the system), the principle of conservation of momentum SHOULD be used.
Remember: As long as the condition in the brackets above hold, the principle of conservation of momentum holds.
Next, depending on the nature of the collision, another conservation law can be used. If the collision is perfectly elastic, then kinetic energy is conserved.
Note that although kinetic energy is not always conserved, TOTAL energy is ALWAYS conserved. You could still apply the principle of conservation of energy for an inelastic collision provided you knew the amount of energy converted to other forms of energy.
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What happen when a moving object with momentum collides?
the momentum and energy is transferred and someone gets hurt, for an example watch Clay Matthews.
A more massive marble collides with less massive one that is not moving the total momentum after the cllision is equal to?
The original momentum of the more massive marble
When a toy truck collides into a toy car. the momentum of what is the same after and before the collition?
Collisions in the normal setting of life on Earth are complicated. Moving objects lose energy to air friction. Momentum in many cases is transferred to the Earth, where it becomes invisible, because it is such a tiny fraction of the Earth's total momentum. A toy truck and a toy car could collide in such a way that they both stop moving, but that does not mean that momentum has disappeared; it means that since they were moving in opposite directions in the first place, the algebraic sum of their momentum was zero in the first place. In outer space, you could see a simpler example of how momentum is transferred from one moving object to another, and how it is conserved. Momentum is always conserved, but often in such a complicated way that it is not easily perceived.
Momentum of a non moving object?
Momentum of any object is given by p = m*vWhere p = momentum, m = mass and v = velocity.If an object is not moving that means its velocity is zero and by using above mentioned formula we get, p = m*0, p = 0.
When a moving object with momentum collides with a stationery object what is the law of conservation of linear momentum?
Momentum is always conserved, so provided no pieces come off:initial momentum = final momentum (where momentum is mass*velocity)MU=MV+mv is the equation to be used, if m is very small, then V is roughly equal to U, that is that if the stationary object is very light compared to the moving one, the moving one doesn't change it's veocity very much and the smaller one moves at a similar speed. I m is bigger (like a wall), the moving mass can stop, or even reverse its motion.if energy is conserved, speed of separation = speed of approach (ie. U=v-V)I hope this was helpful to youI don't know if this is right! :o
What happen when a moving object with momentum collides?
the momentum and energy is transferred and someone gets hurt, for an example watch Clay Matthews.
A more massive marble collides with less massive one that is not moving the total momentum after the cllision is equal to?
The original momentum of the more massive marble
If a moving boxcar gently collides with a boxcar at rest and the two boxcars move together what will their combined momentum be?
Their combined momentum will be equal to the first boxcar's original momentum before the collision.
What determines the change in direction of an object after it collides with another moving object?
the force or other moving object
What do you need to have momentum?
based on the momentum formula, momentum equals mass times velocity, momentum can be achieved when something with mass is moving. P=mv
What is another name for moving inertia?
Momentum
Linear of momentum recoil of a rifle formula?
The formula is, quite simply, that the momentum before and after the shot is the same. You can assume that the momentum before the shot is zero (because the rifle and the bullet were not moving), so after the shot, the total momentum will also be zero.
When a moving plate collides and is pushed under another plate?
When a moving plate collides and is pushed under another plate it is known as a subduction zone. Subduction zones are located at convergent bounties. The plate that is pushed beneath the other plate is then consumed in the asthenosphere.
When a toy truck collides into a toy car. the momentum of what is the same after and before the collition?
Collisions in the normal setting of life on Earth are complicated. Moving objects lose energy to air friction. Momentum in many cases is transferred to the Earth, where it becomes invisible, because it is such a tiny fraction of the Earth's total momentum. A toy truck and a toy car could collide in such a way that they both stop moving, but that does not mean that momentum has disappeared; it means that since they were moving in opposite directions in the first place, the algebraic sum of their momentum was zero in the first place. In outer space, you could see a simpler example of how momentum is transferred from one moving object to another, and how it is conserved. Momentum is always conserved, but often in such a complicated way that it is not easily perceived.
Momentum of a non moving object?
Momentum of any object is given by p = m*vWhere p = momentum, m = mass and v = velocity.If an object is not moving that means its velocity is zero and by using above mentioned formula we get, p = m*0, p = 0.
Does a plane flying through the air have a momentum of zero?
No, it does not have a momentum of zero because the formula for momentum is p = m x v, therefore since the plane has a mass and it is moving, there is momentum.*p = momentum*m = mass (kg)*v = velocity (m/s)
A 300.0-kg speedboat is moving across a lake at 35.0 ms. What is the momentum of the speedboat?
Use the formula that defines momentum: Momentum = mass x velocity
