two cars, car x and car y, begin accelerating from rest, at the same time. car x is more massive than car y. the net force exerted on each car is identical. after 10 seconds, which car has more momentum?
The quantity of a body's motion is referred to as momentum.
Given that momentum depends on both velocity and the direction of the body's motion, it is quantified as "mass velocity". Since velocity and mass are both scalar quantities, momentum is a vector quantity. Momentum = Mass X Velocity.
example ,since a truck carrying products has a great mass and is traveling at a high speed, it must slow down before a stop sign because it will be difficult to stop.
Despite carrying relatively little mass, a traveling bullet has a lot of momentum because of its high velocity.
