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 likely have

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Momentum is directly proportional to mass and velocity. The large heavy truck has more mass and therefore more momentum than the small baby carriage. Neglecting friction, both objects will have the same velocity at the bottom of the hill, so the truck will have more momentum than the baby carriage.

A Large Heavy Truck and a Small Baby Carriage Roll