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Newton's laws of Motion state that Momentum is a product of Mass times velocity.

Momentum = Mass x velocity.

Therefore, a loaded truck needs a larger force to move it, and once it's moving, it needs more powerful brakes to stop it. So a fully loaded truck will have more momentum and be harder to stop than an empty truck.

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