Question

As part of an experiment on momentum, a billiard ball with a mass of 0.180 kg travels 1.5 m in 0.5 s. What is the momentum of the ball?(1 point)
Responses

0.06 kg⋅m/s

0 point 0 6 kilograms times meters per second

0.14 kg⋅m/s

0 point 14 kilograms times meters per second

0.81 kg⋅m/s

0 point 81 kilograms times meters per second

0.54 kg⋅m/s

0 point 5 4 kilograms times meters per second

Answer 1

First find the speed: v = 1.5 m / 0.5 s = 3.0 m/s.
Momentum p = m v = 0.180 kg × 3.0 m/s = 0.540 kg·m/s.

Answer: 0.54 kg·m/s.