Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Momentum

Momentum — practice question

Two cars, P and Q, are shown with different masses and different speeds. Car P has mass $1000\,\text{kg}$ and speed $10\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. Car Q has mass $500\,\text{kg}$ and speed $20\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. Which row gives the correct comparison of the momentum of P and the kinetic energy of P with the momentum of Q and the kinetic energy of Q?

  • Amomentum: P greater than Q; kinetic energy: P equal to Q
  • Bmomentum: P equal to Q; kinetic energy: P equal to Q
  • Cmomentum: P equal to Q; kinetic energy: P less than Q
  • Dmomentum: P less than Q; kinetic energy: P greater than Q

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