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A speeding car collides with an unlucky bug flying across the road

Which explains why the impact doesn't equally damage the car and the bug
A. The car has more momentum
B.the bug is traveling faster
C. The bug has more momentum
D. The net force is zero

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The car has more momentum. (A)*
Also, the car is made out of more resilient material than the bug is.


* Unless the bug is much bigger than the car.
User Soulimane Mammar
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Answer:

A: The car has more momentum

Step-by-step explanation:

When we discuss collisions, we are usually referring to a change in momentum. If a car crashes into a wall, then all the momentum that the car had acts on the wall and either decreases (this is where a car would drive through a wall), or change to zero (where the wall would withstand the force).

In this case, the bug and the car have different values of momentum. The car obviously has more because it is both heavier and can be assumed to be travelling a lot faster, this means that there is a negligible amount of force in the opposite, from the bug.

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