A Small Car Meshes with a Large Truck in a Head-On

question 45

Multiple Choice

A small car meshes with a large truck in a head-on collision.Which of the following statements concerning the magnitude of the momentum change during the collision is correct? (There could be more than one correct choice.)

• A)The truck has the greater magnitude momentum change.
• B)The small car has the greater magnitude momentum change.
• C)The small car and the truck have the same magnitude momentum change.
• D)The magnitude of the momentum change of each one is inversely proportional to its mass.
• E)The magnitude of the momentum change of each one is directly proportional to its mass.

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