While driving down the highway a lovebug spatters onto your windshield.Which undergoes the greater change in momentum during the time of contact?

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The law of conservation of momentum states that in the absence of external forces, the total momentum of a system remains constant. When the lovebug hits the windshield, the force exerted on the lovebug and the car is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction (Newton's third law). Therefore, the change in momentum for both the lovebug and the car is the same, though the effects (accelerations) are vastly different due to their mass difference.

While Driving Down the Highway a Lovebug Spatters onto Your