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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Momentum is a measure of how hard it is to stop something.
(Technically, it is a vector, so there’s also the element of changing direction)
As you can imagine, the heavier something is, the harder it is to stop it. Like when you’re driving, when the car is empty, you can break it easily, but when the car is super full (think of moving houses), then the car might slide a bit more. The way we measure mass is kg, so that’s why it is there.
Another component of momentum is speed. The faster something goes, the harder it is to stop it. The unit for momentum is m/s, so that’s why it is there.
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