What are the differing consequences of two different objects having the same momentum but differing kinetic energies if they were to collide into a wall, all else held equal?

Question

If they both have the same momentum, would they move the wall ( and the planet earth) by the same amount, but the one with higher kinetic energy has the higher potential to do more deformation to the wall, depending on comparative material properties?

In: Physics

Answer 1

That’s the general gist.

One example is shooting a rifle.

The gun and bullet have equal but opposite momentum, but the bullet has a few orders of magnitude more energy. The rifle gives you a bit of a kick, the bullet can easily cause catastrophically lethal damage to someone at the other end.