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A pebble and a bowling ball would have zero weight in gravity-free space. If they were moving toward you with the same speed, would they have the same effect if they collided with your head? Explain your answer. PLEASE HELP

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A massive and fast moving bowling ball must have a large momentum while a light and slow moving tennis ball must have a small momentum. However, a fast tennis ball may have the same momentum as a slow rolling bowling ball due to its high velocity. Given two objects of the same size but of different materials, the heavier (denser) object will fall faster because the drag and buoyancy forces will be the same for both, but the gravitational force will be greater for the heavier object.


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