Energy, Momentum, and Collisions · Mechanics & Motion

Momentum and Impulse

Exploring the relationship between force and time during collisions and the conservation of momentum in isolated systems.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the impulse-momentum theorem explain the effectiveness of automotive crumple zones?
  2. 2What variables affect the outcome of a collision between objects of vastly different masses?
  3. 3How does this model explain the propulsion of a rocket in a vacuum?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Energy and Momentum - Grade 12
Grade: Grade 12
Subject: Physics
Unit: Energy, Momentum, and Collisions
Period: Mechanics & Motion

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