• What is momentum?
• Applying formula
• Examples

Momentum is a measure of how hard it is to stop something: if an object has a lot of momentum, it will be hard to stop it; if its momentum is low, it will be easy.

How much momentum do the following things have? “Loads”, or “not much”?

Momentum Equation

• p = momentum, or
• m = mass,
• v = velocity,

Worked Examples

1. What is the momentum of a 70kg person running at 5m/s?
2. How fast is that same person going if they have a momentum of 210Ns?