object a strikes object b. the momentum of object b increases. what happens to the momentum of object a? it ______?

a) is converted into inertia
b) increases
c) decreases
d) stays the same

Question

object a strikes object b. the momentum of object b increases. what happens to the momentum of object a? it ______? 

a) is converted into inertia
b) increases
c) decreases
d) stays the same

shamim · Answer

C

shamim · Answer

Momentum of object a+momentum of object b before collision=momentum of object a+momentum of object b after collission

kainui · Answer

Basically you need to understand, what is momentum? It's just mass and velocity multiplied together.

Think about the problem, this should be something your common sense can figure out. If you had two balls and one was just lying there and you rolled another one at it so it hit, would it slow the other ball down or not after hitting this other one like described?