Momentum

Cards (6)

  • What is Momentum?
    Momentum is the product of an object's mass and velocity.
  • A way to put momentum is that a player who is heavier and running very fast has a greater momentum than a player who is lighter and running at a slower speed.
  • Momentum is specific to something that is moving which makes sense via the equation
  • What is the conservation of momentum?

    That in a closed system the total momentum before an event (e.g collision) is the same after the event
  • What is a closed system in physics?
    Neither matter nor energy can leave therefore mass and energy stay constant
  • Changes in momentum?

    A force causes the momentum to change. A bigger force makes it change faster.