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A bus and a small car accelerate from a set of traffic lights to a speed of 18m/s. although they are both travelling at the same speed, the change in momentum for the bus is much greater than the change
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A bus and a small car accelerate from a set of traffic lights to a speed of 18m/s. although they are both travelling at the same speed, the change in momentum for the bus is much greater than the change in momentum of the car.

Explain why.

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It's because the mass of the bus is more than that of a car!
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