Question

19)

A small car and a large truck are driving down a highway, which statement would support the premise that the truck has more momentum?
A) A large truck has a much larger mass.
B) A car has a smaller engine than a truck.
C) A small car accelerate faster than a truck.
D) A large truck can travel at close to the speed of the car.

Answer 1

A. A large truck has much larger mass.

Step-by-step explanation:

Momentum is the product of mass and velocity of a body.

P = m x v

A body which has much larger mass than a body having smaller mass travelling at same velocity would have greater momentum.

In the given question, a large truck and a small car are driving down a highway. Even with small velocity, a large truck would have greater momentum because of its large mass than the small car.

Answer 2

Momentum (M) is the product of the mass (m) of an object and its velocity (v). This may be mathematically expressed through the following equation.
M = m x v
If the large truck has more momentum than the small car, it either has a greater speed or greater speed than the car. The answer to the question above would be letter A.