Comparing Momentum

 

 

By definition, linear momentum is a vector that is the product of the object's mass and its velocity. The object also moves in a straight line in order for the momentum to be linear. The SI unit for the quantity is kg * m/s. In the photograph on the top right corner, the pen featured on the top left was thrown at the package of crackers. In the photograph on the bottom right corner, the tape measurer seen in the bottom left was thrown. I threw each item at the same velocity. However, the crackers traveled farther when the tape measurer was thrown at it. This is due to the fact that the tape measurer has more mass than the pen. Since the objects have different masses, the momenta of the objects are not the same even though both had the same speed.