Question

The windshield of a speeding car hits a hovering insect. Consider the time interval from just before the car hits the insect to just after the impact. For which choice of system is the change of momentum zero?

Answer 1

Options:

A. The system consisting of the bug plus the car.

B. The system consisting of the car alone.

C. The system consisting of the bug alone.

Answer:A. The system consisting of the bug plus the car.

Explanation: Momentum is a term used in linear and angular physics to refer to the amount of motion that a body has,all moving object has momentum.

The momentum of an object can be calculated as the force of the object multiplied by the time it occurred.

There are two basic types of Momentum based on the type of motion that an object has they include angular momentum and linear momentum.

From the explanation of THE SYSTEM CONSISTING OF THE BUG PLUS THE CAR WILL HAVE A HIGHER MOMENTUM.