Did you know that more Americans have died in car accidents than all
of our previous wars combined? Understanding momentum transfer,
impulse, and its conservation is key in engineering car safety systems
that save lives and enable us to travel without unnecessary risks.
Momentum is a fundamental concept of nature that translates into our
everyday lives whether it be surviving a car crash, hitting a golf ball,
catching a football, or just plopping down on to your couch after a long
day at school!
PHeT Collisions Lab Sim
Investigate
collisions on an air hockey table. Set up your own experiments: vary the
number of discs, masses and initial conditions. Is momentum conserved?
Is kinetic energy conserved? Vary the elasticity and see what happens.
Momentum Practice Test
Online practice
test to help check your understanding of momentum!
