PHYS 165 MODULE 6 EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED
●● On a graph of force versus time interval, how can you find the
amount of impulse exerted by the force?
A) Find the maximum y value
B) Find the maximum x value
C) Find the area under the curve
d) None of the above
Answer: C) Find the area under the curve
●● What is the symbol for Impulse?
A) F
B) J
C) M
D) P
Answer: B) J
●● During a physics experiment, a raw egg is dropped from a two-story
building encased in materials that cushion the impact with the concrete
sidewalk below. This process is repeated with different materials
encasing the egg. Successful trials prevent the egg from breaking upon
, impact with the sidewalk. Assume that in all trials the mass of the
apparatus and the speed upon impact are the same. Answer the following
questions about this experiment.
True or False: The momentum of the apparatus upon impact with the
sidewalk is the same in all trials regardless of if the egg breaks or not.
Answer: True
●● True or False: The Impulse-Momentum Theorem states that the net
impulse exerted on a system is less than the change in momentum of the
system.
True
False
Answer: False
●● In what kind of system is it BEST to use the Law of Conservation of
Momentum?
A) In a closed system only
B) In an open system only
C) In any open or closed system
D) There are no systems in which the Law of Conservation of
Momentum applies
Answer: A) In a closed system only
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED
●● On a graph of force versus time interval, how can you find the
amount of impulse exerted by the force?
A) Find the maximum y value
B) Find the maximum x value
C) Find the area under the curve
d) None of the above
Answer: C) Find the area under the curve
●● What is the symbol for Impulse?
A) F
B) J
C) M
D) P
Answer: B) J
●● During a physics experiment, a raw egg is dropped from a two-story
building encased in materials that cushion the impact with the concrete
sidewalk below. This process is repeated with different materials
encasing the egg. Successful trials prevent the egg from breaking upon
, impact with the sidewalk. Assume that in all trials the mass of the
apparatus and the speed upon impact are the same. Answer the following
questions about this experiment.
True or False: The momentum of the apparatus upon impact with the
sidewalk is the same in all trials regardless of if the egg breaks or not.
Answer: True
●● True or False: The Impulse-Momentum Theorem states that the net
impulse exerted on a system is less than the change in momentum of the
system.
True
False
Answer: False
●● In what kind of system is it BEST to use the Law of Conservation of
Momentum?
A) In a closed system only
B) In an open system only
C) In any open or closed system
D) There are no systems in which the Law of Conservation of
Momentum applies
Answer: A) In a closed system only