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Which has a greater momentum: a ship weighing kg that is tied to a dock or a raindrop weighing kg that is falling from a cloud?

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Answer: A raindrop

Step-by-step explanation:

It would be a raindrop depending on if the ship is moving or not. If the ship is not moving, then the raindrop would have more momentum. But, if the ship were moving, then it would have more momentum. Because momentum equals mass times velocity.

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