What does kg x m/s mean?

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Im having a hard time understanding momentum with people defining it in terms that don’t really explain what it is. I think that getting a feel of what the unit for momentum is might help me

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There is another way to write the same unit: `N*s` (Newton-seconds). It corresponds to alternative formula: `momentum = force * time`

That hints on the physical meaning of the momentum: momentum is a “push-time” of an object – bigger momentum means that the object can push for longer (in time) before it stopped.