A cannon ball and a bowling ball were dropped at the same time from the top of a building.At the instant before the balls hit the sidewalk, the cannon ball has greater

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Both balls experience the same acceleration due to gravity and will have the same velocity if dropped from the same height at the same time. However, momentum is mass times velocity, and since the cannon ball typically has a greater mass than a bowling ball, it will have greater momentum.

A Cannon Ball and a Bowling Ball Were Dropped at the Same