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Module 5 Physics

The document defines kinetic energy and momentum. Kinetic energy is 1/2 mass times velocity squared. Momentum is the product of an object's mass and velocity, and is a vector quantity in the direction of velocity. An example calculates the momentum of a 1.25 kg falcon moving at 80 m/s as 100 kg m/s. The document notes that while a 75 kg man and 1.25 kg falcon can have the same momentum, the falcon must move much faster due to its lower mass.

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Module 5 Physics

The document defines kinetic energy and momentum. Kinetic energy is 1/2 mass times velocity squared. Momentum is the product of an object's mass and velocity, and is a vector quantity in the direction of velocity. An example calculates the momentum of a 1.25 kg falcon moving at 80 m/s as 100 kg m/s. The document notes that while a 75 kg man and 1.25 kg falcon can have the same momentum, the falcon must move much faster due to its lower mass.

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Rather, the kinetic energy of an object is found by taking ½ times the mass

of the object times the velocity of the object squared.

The momentum of an object or system is the product of the system’s mass


and its velocity. Momentum is a vector quantity and is in the same direction
(kg)(m)
as the direction of the velocity. It is measured in The symbol for
s
momentum is , and its equation is shown below:

p= mv
(kg)( m)
p is momentum in , m is mass kg, and v is velocity m/s
s
Any object that has mass and velocity also has momentum. The more mass
an object has, the more momentum it has. The faster a system moves, the
more momentum it has. Momentum is a numerical measurement of inertia.
While inertia and momentum are not the same thing, in general, the more
momentum an object has, the more inertia an object has.
Example problem:
1) A falcon has mass and certainly velocity during its attack dive. Falcons
can reach a speed of 80.0 m/s (179 mph), making them the fastest
animal and very dangerous to their prey. If this falcon has a mass of
1.25 kg and has reached its top speed, what is its momentum?
p= mv
p= (1.25 kg)(80.0 m/s)
(kg)(m)
p= 100
s

There are two main ways that momentum is significant – in its interaction
with impulse and in situations where momentum can be conserved.

2) Can a 75.0-kg man have the same momentum as the falcon in


Example #1? If so, how fast does the man have to be moving?
p=mv
v=p/m
(kg)(m)
v= 100 / 75.0 kg
s
v= 1.33 m/s
Therefore, both the man and the falcon can have the same
momentum, but the falcon must be moving much faster than the man
since the man has so much more mass. As will be discussed in the next
section, with the same momentum, each of them will be equally hard
to stop.

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