p = m v Calculate the How can police spring causing the momentum of an investigators determine the explosion. Change the momentum, p, in kilograms object. Rearrange the of vehicles before a mass of each trolley to metre per second, kg m/s equation to find any crash? see the effect on the mass, in kilograms, kg m, unknown quantity. How does an explosion speed at which they conserve momentum? move apart. velocity, v, in metres per State the units of How do rockets take off? second, m/s momentum. Carry out conservation of In a closed system, the total Calculate the momentum calculations for momentum before an event momentum of an systems involving two objects, is equal to the total object given its mass, including collisions and momentum after the event. speed and direction of explosions. movement. This is called conservation of WS 1.2, MS 3c momentum. Explain the importance of the sign for a Recall and apply this equation. numerical velocity in WS 1.2 the calculation of Use the concept of momentum momentum. as a model to analyse an Explain what is meant event such as a collision. by a closed system.
p = m v momentum, p, in kilograms metre per second, kg m/s mass, m, in kilograms, kg velocity, v, in metres per second, m/s In a closed system, the total momentum before an event is equal to the total momentum after the event. This is called conservation of momentum. Calculate the momentum of an object. Rearrange the equation to find any unknown quantity. State the units of momentum. Calculate the momentum of an object given its mass, speed and direction of movement. Explain the importance of the sign for a numerical velocity in the calculation of momentum. Explain what is meant by a closed system. How can police investigators determine the of vehicles before a crash? How does an explosion conserve momentum? How do rockets take off? Carry out conservation of momentum calculations for systems involving two objects, including collisions and explosions. WS 1.2, MS 3c Recall and apply this equation. WS 1.2 Use the concept of momentum as a model to analyse an event such as a collision. spring causing the explosion. Change the mass of each trolley to see the effect on the speed at which they move apart.
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