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Does a falling leaf have less momentum than a falling pine cone?
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∙ 13y ago
No, momentum = mass x velocity. Since the leaves on the ground are not moving v = 0 which means their momentum is also zero. Since the leaf falling is moving and has a mass, it will have a momentum greater than zero.
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∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThere are very large leaves and very small pine cones. The answer cannot be answered except to say that two objects of the same mass, moving at the same speed will have the same momentum. If the leaf you have in mind is paper-thin and dried out, it will not fall as fast as a more aerodynamic pine cone. If your leaf happens to be a palm frond that weighs about 3 pounds and falls like a javelin, well, that's going to give you a different answer.
That reminds me of the old joke:
I heard Bob's in the hospital.
Yup, he got hit in the head by an oak leaf.
An oak leaf? How's that going to put him in the hospital?
His wife whacked him with a leaf out of their oak dinner table.
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What happens to momentum when the mass decreases?
Less mass means less momentum. Momentum also depends on the velocity.
If velocity decreases then does its momentum?
Momentum is the product of mass times velocity. With less velocity, there will be less momentum. (An object's mass will usually not change.)
How is momentum increased?
With less inertia.
Why is momentum considered a very important quantity?
it takes less energy to maintain momentum than to acheive it.
A more massive marble collides with less massive one that is not moving the total momentum after the cllision is equal to?
The original momentum of the more massive marble
What happens to momentum when the mass decreases?
Less mass means less momentum. Momentum also depends on the velocity.
If velocity decreases then does its momentum?
Momentum is the product of mass times velocity. With less velocity, there will be less momentum. (An object's mass will usually not change.)
What is meant when someone says that an athletic team has a lot of momentum or less its momentum?
More momentum would mean that the team has recently won several games or matches, and opposite for less momentum.
If you drop a suitcase out of a car what happens to the cars momentum?
If you drop a suitcase out of a moving car, the momentum of the car will decrease as there will be less mass, therefore less momentum. :)
How is momentum increased?
With less inertia.
Why is momentum considered a very important quantity?
it takes less energy to maintain momentum than to acheive it.
Why AM waves transfer less momentum on striking an object?
Less than what? Please clarify.
What makes the car with less momentum does it better so it Requires acceleration?
you would have to be with less momentum better so acceleration isn't required. It would be the flux capacitor. without a doubt.
Does a 1-kg ball have less momentum or same momentum as a 10-kg ball?
Momentum is mass x velocity, so it would also depend on each ball's velocity.
What will make an object accelerate faster one with less inertia or more momentum?
If an object has more momentum, it has either a greater mass or a greater velocity. If an object has less inertia, it has less mass. So am object with less inertia will accelerate faster than one with greater momentum because of a greater mass, assuming the same force of acceleration is applied to both. However, if the greater momentum is due to greater velocity, not enough information has been provided to answer the question.
What is a cone-less crater?
You are probably going for the word caldera.
If an electron and a proton have the same momentum which has the higher speed?
The electron, because it has much less mass than the proton and momentum is the product of mass and speed.
