Question

Which has more momentum, a mouse running at 1 m/s
north or an elephant walking at 3 m/s east? Explain your
answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

momentum of elephant will be more than the momentum of mouse

Explanation:

As we know that momentum is the product of mass and velocity

so we can write it as

$P = mv$

here we know that a mouse is moving with speed 1 m/s

let say mass of mouse is m1 so we have

$P_1 = m_1(1 m/s)$

similarly now we know that elephant is moving with speed 3 m/s

now let say the mass of elephant is of mass m2 so

$P_2 = m_2(3 m/s)$

now we know that mass of elephant as well as speed of elephant both are more than mouse

so momentum of elephant will be more than the momentum of mouse