History quiz

Why does a real car have more momentum then toy car?

Momentum is directly related to mass. The greater the mass of an object, the greater its momentum. A real car has much greater mass than a toy car, and therefore has much greater momentum.

Momentum is also related to velocity. The greater the velocity of an object, the greater its momentum. However, in this case, both the real car and the toy car are assumed to be moving at the same velocity, so this factor is not relevant to the comparison.

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