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Momentum and ImpulseSlide2
Have you ever wondered…
How a tae kwon do expert can break a stack of cement blocks?
Why falling on a cement floor hurts more than falling on the grass?
Why a follow through is important in golf, baseball or boxing?
These all relate back to Newton’s First Law of Motion – Inertia!Slide3
Momentum
We know that it is more difficult to stop a large truck than it is a small car when they are both moving at the same speed.
We say that the truck has more momentum than the car.
Momentum is
inertia in motion
or mass in motion.More specificallyMomentum = mass x velocityp = mvSlide4
Momentum is a vector quantity.
Mass = 5,000 kg
Mass = 1,000 kg
Velocity = 10km/hr
Momentum?
10km/hr
10km/hr
p =
mv
p = (5,000kg)(10km/hr)
p = 50,000
kgkm
/hr
p =
mv
p = (1,000kg)(10km/hr)
p = 10,000
kgkm
/hrSlide5
Momentum
A moving object can have a large momentum if it has a large mass, a high speed or both.
Why does the truck have more momentum than the car, if they are both moving at the same speed?
The truck has more mass!
When would a small car have more momentum than a large truck?
If the car was moving considerably faster than the truckWhen would the roller skate and the truck picture below have the same momentum?Slide6
Changes in Momentum
If the momentum of an object changes, what thing(s) influence this change?
Changes in mass, velocity or both!
Often the mass of an object will stay unchanged, which means that velocity of the object must change.
This results in an acceleration.
From our last unit, what produces this acceleration?A Force!Slide7
Impulse
The greater the force acting on an object, the greater its change in velocity and the greater its change in momentum
Impulse is the change in an object’s momentum.
Impulse = force x time
I = Ft
The greater the impulse exerted on something, the greater the change in momentum for that objectI = ∆(mv)Slide8
Decreasing and Increasing momentum
Increasing Momentum
To increase the momentum of an object, it makes sense to
apply a force for as long as possible
Why do baseball players follow through when they hit baseballs?
To apply the force of the hit for as long as possible, increasing the momentum of the baseballDecreasing MomentumIf you were driving to school and your car went out of control would you rather hit a cement wall or a haystack, why?