EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Decreasing either mass or velocity will decrease momentum. Some or all of the momentum of an object can be transferred to another object by colliding with it.

Detailed explanation-2: -You can see from the equation that momentum is directly proportional to the object’s mass (m) and velocity (v). Therefore, the greater an object’s mass or the greater its velocity, the greater its momentum. A large, fast-moving object has greater momentum than a smaller, slower object.

Detailed explanation-3: -You can decrease momentum by decreasing either the mass or velocity of an object, based on the equation for momentum, p=mv, where p is momentum, m is mass, and v is velocity.

Detailed explanation-4: -If you increase either mass or velocity, the momentum of the object increases proportionally. If you double the mass or velocity you double the momentum.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: If force is applied in the direction opposite to the direction of the motion, it results in a decrease in the speed of the object.