Question

A sled with a mass of 20 kg is sliding along the snow with a velocity of 5 m/s. What is the momentum of the sled?

Question 7 options:

100 kg/ms

4 kg/ms

15 kg/ms

25 kg/ms

Answer 1

100kgms⁻¹

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Mass of the sled = 20kg

Velocity of the sled = 5m/s

Unknown:

Momentum of the sled = ?

Solution:

The momentum of a body is the quantity of motion such a body possesses. Due to this;

Momentum = mass x velocity

Now insert the parameters and solve;

Momentum = 20 x 5 = 100kgms⁻¹