CAIE IGCSE Physics Momentum as Mass Times Velocity
Practise defining momentum and using p = mv for moving vehicles and projectiles, including zero momentum at rest and signed changes when direction reverses.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Physics 0625
Exam points
- define momentum as mass multiplied by velocity and state the unit kg m/s
- substitute mass in kilograms and velocity with a consistent direction sign into p = mv
- calculate change as final minus initial momentum, accounting for rest or reversed direction
1.6.1—Momentum as mass × velocity question 1
[Maximum number: 1]
Define momentum.
(momentum = ) mass × velocity OR(p=) m v
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