Friday, December 6, 2013

Reviewing Chapter 3 + Momentum!

Momentum...we use that term to mean "we're on a roll"- making progress, things are going good.  Webster's dictionary says its "the strength or force that something has when it is moving" and in physics the definition is "the property that a moving object has due to its mass and its motion."  The formula for calculating the momentum of an object is this:
meaning this:


And no matter what happens, we say that "Momentum is Conserved" -- which means the force that object has comes from...somewhere, and goes... somewhere, but never is it lost or destroyed. I think Bill Nye says it best...





Students currently learning beginning algebra (7th+) and youngers if you want, print out  this worksheet Momentum worksheet- I will post answers later today when I can get my scanner working. ...And here they are=> MOMENTUM answers

Last but not least, review all three sections of chapter 3 and fill in the worksheet from class, both sides. And here is the answer key: chapter 3 review answers

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