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Momentum

An object's momentum can help explain some strange things that we see everyday. For example, how do those smaller NFL players knock over some of the biggest men in the league?

We may find our answer by studying momentum. 

An object's momentump, is a measure of how hard it is for the object to stop its motion. A mass in motion has momentum.