Multiple choice

Physicists most commonly call, a mass moving in a straight line path, as having

  1. second order momentum.

  2. translational momentum.

  3. straight momentum.

  4. angular or rotational momentum.

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Translational momentum is the product of mass and velocity for an object moving in a straight line. Angular momentum is associated with rotation.