Question

Which has more momentum, a 4kg tomato traveling at 14 m/s or an 8kg squash traveling at 8 m/s?Show work.

Answer 1

An 8kg squash traveling at 8 m/s has more momentum

Explanation:

Momentum is given by product of mass and velocity:

`p=m\cdot v`

We calculate the moment in each case, like this:

`\begin{gathered} p_1=m_1\cdot v_1=4\cdot14=56\text{ kg}\cdot(m)/(s) \\ p_2=m_2\cdot v_2=8\cdot8=64\text{ kg}\cdot(m)/(s) \end{gathered}`

Which means that an 8kg squash traveling at 8 m/s has more momentum