Which has more momentum: a 20,000 kg cement truck traveling at 5 m/s or a 1000 kg. race car traveling at 90 m/s?
1 Answer
Apr 6, 2018
The cement truck has a greater momentum.
Explanation:
#p_1=20000kg\cdot 5\frac m s=10\cdot 10^4\frac{mkg}{s}# #p_2=1000kg\cdot 90\frac m s=9\cdot 10^4\frac{mkg}{s}#
So the cement truck has a greater momentum.