Impulse vs Work

Practice Problems
Impulse vs Work

Directions: On this worksheet you will examine the properties of force vs time (impulse) and force vs distance (work) as they apply to two objects of different masses.

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Question 1 Two masses, 4 kg and 6 kg, initially at rest, are both pushed by equal forces through the same distance across identical frictionless surfaces. Which mass would experience the greater acceleration?

4 kgboth masses experience the same acceleration6 kg

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Question 2 Which mass has the greater final velocity?

6 kgboth masses experience the same increase in velocity4 kg

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Question 3 Which mass gained the greater amount of kinetic energy?

6 kg4 kgboth masses gain the same amount of kinetic energy

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Question 4 Which mass received the greater impulse?

both masses require the same amount of time to reach the end4 kg6 kg

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Question 5 If each mass was pushed by a 41-N force through a distance of 73 meters, what is the ratio of the change in momentum of the 4-kg mass to that of the 6-kg mass?

1:11.22:10.67:10.82:1

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Question 6 What is the final velocity of the 4-kg mass?

31.6 m/sec10.3 m/sec6.8 m/sec38.7 m/sec

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Question 7 How much time was required for the 6-kg mass to travel the entire 73 meters?

2.31 sec1.89 sec4.62 sec3.77 sec

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Question 8 Which formula correctly relates an object's kinetic energy and its momentum?

KE = ½(p²/m)KE = 2m/p²KE = 2v/p²KE = ½(p²/v)

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Question 9 Regardless of which mass is being examined, which graph will always has the greater area?

Force vs DistanceForce vs Timeboth are always equalneither is always larger