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A truck driving along a highway road has a large quantity of momentum. If it moves at the same speed but has twice as much mass, its momentum is ________________

(a) zero

(b) quadrupled

(c) doubled

(d) unchanged

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Right option is (c) doubled

Explanation: Momentum is directly related to the mass of the object. So for the same speed, a doubling of mass leads to a doubling of momentum.

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