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A 2000 kg streetcar parked in a lot has a larger momentum than a 1000 kg car going 25 meters per second on the highway.

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Other than the fact that momentum is a "vector" quantity I wouldn't know.

If the car had a momentum opposite to the chosen positive direction then its total momentum would be negative.

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