Question

What is the difference in

momentum between a 0.216 kg bird
flying 5.87 m/s and a 7.29 kg baby
crawling 0.234 m/s?

Answer 1

0.438kg/ms-¹

Step-by-step explanation:

Momentum, denoted by p, can be calculated by using the formula;

p = mv

Where;

m = mass (kg)

v = velocity (m/s)

Momentum (p) of bird = 0.216 kg × 5.87 m/s = 1.268kg/ms-¹

Momentum (p) of crawling baby = 7.29 kg kg × 0.234 m/s = 1.706kg/ms-¹

Having calculated the momentum of the bird to be 1.268kg/ms-¹, and the momentum of the baby to be 1.706kg/ms-¹, the difference in momentum between the flying bird and the crawling baby is:

{1.706kg/ms-¹ - 1.268kg/ms-¹} = 0.438kg/ms-¹