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What makes up momentum?

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To calculate the momentum of an object, you need three numbers:

... the object's mass
... its speed
... the direction it's moving

The magnitude (size) of the momentum is (mass) x (speed).
The direction of the momentum vector is the direction of the motion.
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The momentum of a particle is defined as the product of its mass times its velocity.
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