Another word you might hear in everyday life which has a specific meaning in physics is "momentum".

An object's momentum is its mass multiplied by its velocity. Momentum is a vector so it has a magnitude and a direction, and the direction is the same as the velocity.

We'll also learn about impulse - a change in momentum caused by a force applied for a period of time.

After we understand momentum, we can learn about the law of conservation of momentum and how it applies to collisions in the next lesson.

Everything that we learn here also applies to angular momentum which we'll cover in another lesson.

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Momentum

• 2024 Q2 - - (Experimental design) Masses oscillating on a spring, simple harmonic motion, energy, momentum
• 2024 Q5 - - Collision of two blocks, momentum, energy, forces
• 2022 Q4 - - Clay and ball collide with blocks, momentum, projectile motion
• 2021 Q3 - - Student pushes disk which hits a block, momentum
• 2018 Q5 - - Block dropped on another oscillating block, energy, momentum, simple harmonic motion

- Linear momentum

• Michel van Biezen - What is Momentum?
• Michel van Biezen - How is Momentum Different from Kinetic Energy?

- Impulse

• Michel van Biezen - What is Impulse?
• Michel van Biezen - What Does an Impulse Do?
• Michel van Biezen - Impulse is a Vector
• Khan Academy - Force vs time graphs

- Linear momentum

• Organic Chemistry Tutor - Impulse and Momentum
• Khan Academy - Impulse and momentum dodgeball
• Michel van Biezen - Ball Hitting Wall Ex 1
• Michel van Biezen - Ball Hitting Wall Ex 4

• Flipping Physics - Demonstrating How Helmets Affect Impulse and Impact Force
• Vsauce - Laws & Causes

• Collision Lab

Another word you might hear in everyday life which has a specific meaning in physics is "momentum".

An object's momentum is its mass multiplied by its velocity. Momentum is a vector so it has a magnitude and a direction, and the direction is the same as the velocity.

We'll also learn about impulse - a change in momentum caused by a force applied for a period of time.

After we understand momentum, we can learn about the law of conservation of momentum and how it applies to collisions in the next lesson.

Everything that we learn here also applies to angular momentum which we'll cover in another lesson.

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