momentum = mass * velocity
1) a charging elephant
mass = 7500 kg
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant )
velocity = elephants may reach 25 km/h
momentum = (7 500 kilograms) * 25 km/h = 52083 m kg / s
2) a jumbo jet sitting on the runway
velocity = 0
momentum = 0
3) Baseball traveling at 100 km/h
mass = 145 g
(http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/Chri…)
velocity = 100 km/h
momentum = (145 grams) * 100 km/h = 4.02 m kg / s
The charging elephant wins
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The elephant
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The momentum of a 1400 kg car traveling at 25 m/s is: momentum = mass x velocity momentum = 1400 kg x 25 m/s momentum = 35,000 kg m/s Therefore, the momentum of the 1400 kg car traveling at 25 m/s is 35,000 kg m/s
this question has the theoritical answer but it is not yet practically done. according to the theortical answer """"""""yes! elephant have the same momentum as a golf ball<<<<<<<<< Actually, elephants can have the same momentum as a golf ball. the equation for momentum is m x v2. m is mass, v is speed, and the two represents "speed squared". If the golf ball has a huge speed, then yes, it can have the same momentum as the elephant.
this question has the theoritical answer but it is not yet practically done. according to the theortical answer """"""""yes! elephant have the same momentum as a Golf ball<<<<<<<<< Actually, elephants can have the same momentum as a golf ball. the equation for momentum is m x v2. m is mass, v is speed, and the two represents "speed squared". If the golf ball has a huge speed, then yes, it can have the same momentum as the elephant.
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Momentum, in classical terms, is defined as mass x velocity. So, theoretically, an elephant could have the same momentum as a golf ball if the golf ball (small mass) is moving very, very fast, and the elephant (large mass) is moving very, very slowly. If the product of the mass x velocity is the same, then the momentum can be the same.
If a car and a truck are traveling at the same speed, the truck would have more momentum because it has a greater mass.
what is the momentum of a 800kg car travelling at 20m/s
Momentum is mass times velocity, if the velocity of the two are the same, the object with the greater mass will have proportionally greater momentum.
Momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. Momentum= Mass x Velocity. When the object weighs 20kg and is traveling at 20m/s North it will have a momentum of 400kgm/s North.
Momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. Since a golf ball has a much lower mass than an elephant, it would have to have a much higher velocity to achieve the same momentum as an elephant. But it is definitely possible.