A large heavy truck and a small baby carriage roll down a hill. Neglecting friction, at the bottom of the hill, the baby carriage will have a greater

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Neglecting friction and assuming they start from rest, both the truck and the baby carriage will have the same acceleration due to gravity and will reach the bottom of the hill with the same speed. The momentum of an object is dependent on its mass and velocity; since the truck has a greater mass, it will have a greater momentum, not the baby carriage. Therefore, none of the provided options are correct.

A Large Heavy Truck and a Small Baby Carriage Roll