What does Momentum do?

Answer 1

Momentum is basically the amount of force it takes to slow something down. Force is Mass times Acceleration, so weight and speed are a factor. A large object like a bus, moving at even a slow speed has a lot of momentum. It would take a lot of force to slow it down. A bullet would have a fair bit of momentum because of it's high speed, but not because of it's low weight. A bus traveling at the speed of a bullet would have a rediculous amount of momentum. Momentum is basically the amount of force it takes to slow something down. Force is Mass times Acceleration, so weight and speed are a factor. A large object like a bus, moving at even a slow speed has a lot of momentum. It would take a lot of force to slow it down. A bullet would have a fair bit of momentum because of it's high speed, but not because of it's low weight. A bus traveling at the speed of a bullet would have a rediculous amount of momentum.

Answer 2

Momentum can be transferred from one object to many objects.

Example: A car traveling 40mph on a 2 lane city street with parked cars along one side strikes a car that braked unexpectedly. The struck car lurches forward, striking a parked car. That parked car jumps forward, striking the next parked car. That parked car is pushed to the left, striking a car traveling in the opposite direction. The momentum forces the once-parked car back to the right, making it sideswipe the next parked car. That car moved sideways into a telephone pole. The pole absorbed most of the force, but a loose transformer on the pole shook then fell atop the car...

Answer 3

Momentum measures the quantum of motion. Momentum is measured in kilograms meters per second. It is the product of an objects velocity and mass.

Answer 4

In physics, "momentum" is the product of mass and velocity.

Answer 5

rotate a body or try to rotate.