I finally understand what momentum is and how you can calculate it. Like I've mentioned in previous posts, momentum is calculated by multiplying the mass of the object times its velocity. For example, the picture above is of my eraser. Let's say that this eraser was 2 kg (a very heavy eraser). If I were to throw the eraser and the velocity it was moving at was 2 m/s, I could then calculate the momentum of this eraser. The momentum would be 4 kg m/s because I multiplied the mass by its velocity. We use momentum in our everyday lives. I am glad I know how to calculate momentum now! I'm glad I learn something new in Physics everyday :)
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