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If a net force acting on a moving object causes its speed to increase, what

happens to the object's momentum?

A. It stays the same.
B. It increases.
C. It changed directions.
D. It decreases.

User Griotspeak
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Answer:

It increases.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a force acts in the same direction as the object's motion, then the force speeds the object up. Either way, a force will change the velocity of an object. And if the velocity of the object is changed, then the momentum of the object is changed.

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