Linear Momentum - Practice Questions & MCQ

1. Linear momentum of a body is the quantity of motion contained in the body.

2. It is measured in terms of the force required to stop the body in unit time.

3. If a body of mass m is moving with velocity v, then its linear momentum p is given by p=mv.

4. It is a vector quantity and its direction is the same as the direction of the velocity of the body.

5. S.I. Unit : kg-m/sec

6. Dimension- MLT^-1

7. If two objects of different masses have the same momentum, the lighter body possesses greater velocity. 

               As p=m₁v₁=m₂v₂=constant