Question

Your class is performing an experiment that involves dropping an object from a great height. Your job is to minimize the damage to the object. Use your knowledge of impulse, force, and collision time to complete the sentence, using the drop-down menus.

While the change in
will remain the same during a collision, the force needed to bring an object to a stop can be
if the time of the collision is
.

Answer 1

While the change in momentum will remain the same during a collision, the force needed to bring an object to a stop can be reduced if the time of the collision is increased.