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Which of the following has the most momentum?A golf ball sitting still.A car reversing slowly in a parking lot.A train traveling 60m/s down the track.A dog running toward her favorite toy.

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The momentum can be calculated as the product of the mass and velocity of the body.

From the options, the one that has the greater mass and velocity is the train traveling at 60 m/s.

Therefore the correct option is the third one.

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