Question

Which is an example of an object with a momentum of zero?(1 point) Responses an empty canoe sitting unmoving on the bank of a river an empty canoe sitting unmoving on the bank of a river a swimmer diving off the starting block a swimmer diving off the starting block a puck sliding across the top of an air hockey table a puck sliding across the top of an air hockey table a car rolling down a hill a car rolling down a hill

Answer 1

An example of an object with a momentum of zero is **an empty canoe sitting unmoving on the bank of a river**. Momentum is calculated as the product of mass and velocity (momentum = mass × velocity). Since the canoe is not moving (velocity = 0), its momentum is also zero.