Forces and Motion · Mechanics & Motion

Momentum and Safety

Analyzing collisions and explosions using the principle of conservation of momentum.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does increasing the time of impact reduce the force felt by a human body?
  2. 2What variables affect the outcome of a collision between objects of vastly different masses?
  3. 3How would an engineer apply the impulse-momentum theorem to design better crumple zones?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Physics - Forces and Motion
Year: Year 10
Subject: Physics
Unit: Forces and Motion
Period: Mechanics & Motion

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