Which has the greater momentum: a motorcycle that weight 500 Newtons moving at a speed of 100 $\mathrm { m } / \mathrm { s }$ , or a bullet that weighs 5 millinewtons moving at a speed of $900 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } .$
A) Car
B) Bullet
C) Both the same

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Momentum is calculated as the product of mass and velocity. The motorcycle has a greater momentum because its mass (derived from its weight) and velocity product is larger than that of the bullet.

Which Has the Greater Momentum: a Motorcycle That Weight 500 m/s\mathrm { m } / \mathrm { s }m/s

Which Has the Greater Momentum: a Motorcycle That Weight 500 $\mathrm { m } / \mathrm { s }$