A 0.2 kgkg plastic cart and a 20 kgkg lead cart can both roll without friction on a horizontal surface. Equal forces are used to push both carts forward for a distance of 1 mm, starting from rest. After traveling 1 mm, is the momentum of the plastic cart greater than, less than, or equal to the momentum of the lead cart? Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right.

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A 0.2 kgkg plastic cart and a 20 kgkg lead cart can both roll without friction on a horizontal surface. Equal forces are used to push both carts forward for a distance of 1 mm, starting from rest.

After traveling 1 mm, is the momentum of the plastic cart greater than, less than, or equal to the momentum of the lead cart?
Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right.
I Review I Constants
A 0.2 kg plastic cart and a 20 kg lead cart can
both roll without friction on a horizontal surface.
Equal forces are used to push both carts forward
for a distance of 1 m, starting from rest.
Part A
After traveling 1 m, is the momentum of the plastic cart greater than, less than, or equal to the momentum of the lead cart?
Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right.
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a larger acceleration
As both carts start from rest, their change in momentum will be equal to their final momentum.
a smaller acceleration
According to Newton's second law, the same force applied to the two carts results in
for the plastic cart compared to the lead cart, which means the plastic cart will travel the distance of 1
the same acceleration
m in
time interval compared to the lead cart. Therefore, from the momentum principle
the plastic cart will have
final momentum, compared to the lead cart.
a longer
a shorter
the same
a greater
a smaller
the same
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Transcribed Image Text:I Review I Constants A 0.2 kg plastic cart and a 20 kg lead cart can both roll without friction on a horizontal surface. Equal forces are used to push both carts forward for a distance of 1 m, starting from rest. Part A After traveling 1 m, is the momentum of the plastic cart greater than, less than, or equal to the momentum of the lead cart? Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. Reset Help a larger acceleration As both carts start from rest, their change in momentum will be equal to their final momentum. a smaller acceleration According to Newton's second law, the same force applied to the two carts results in for the plastic cart compared to the lead cart, which means the plastic cart will travel the distance of 1 the same acceleration m in time interval compared to the lead cart. Therefore, from the momentum principle the plastic cart will have final momentum, compared to the lead cart. a longer a shorter the same a greater a smaller the same Submit Request Answer
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