an object with a mass is moving with a certain velocity
2006-12-04 12:12:28 · 5 answers · asked by foxy lady 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
what if its velocity is doubled, what happens to its momentum?
2006-12-04 12:20:19 · update #1
If an object with a mass is moving, and its velocity is doubled-- then it's momentum is doubled following the equation:
momentum = mass x velocity
2006-12-04 12:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by Stu F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Momentum is Mass x Velocity. If either Velocity or Mass is zero, this would be the only case in which momentum = zero.
Answer to second question: the momentum doubles. Because the momentum is directly related to the velocity and mass, any effect on the mass or velocity will have the same effect on the momentum, and vice versa.
2006-12-04 20:15:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
velocity=direction and speed
speed=rate of motion
motion=momentum
the answer is yes[second ?.the momentum would have doubled i think]
2006-12-04 21:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by the professor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
p = mv
So if there is a mass moving it has momentum
Actually massless things such as light have momentum too, but for the context of this question the answer is yes.
2006-12-04 20:15:00 · answer #4 · answered by Modus Operandi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm ... yeah ... try page one of your physics book.
2006-12-04 20:21:14 · answer #5 · answered by Icon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋