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Paul [167]
3 years ago
11

Why a small car can stop easier than an 18 wheeler while traveling at 70 mph down the interstate?

Physics
1 answer:
almond37 [142]3 years ago
3 0
Smaller cars have less momentum than bigger cars. What’s in motion stays in motion but objects with more momentum (can be from weight or from speed but in this case it’s about weight) tend to stay in motion longer.
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