Question: Consider two objects both traveling on flat ground. Object 2 has twice the mass of Object 1 . Both objects have the same kinetic energy.

Consider two objects both traveling on flat ground. Object 2 has twice the mass of Object 1. Both objects have the same kinetic energy. Which of the following statements is true?
The magnitude of the momentum of Object 2 is four times that of Object 1.
The magnitude of the momentum of Object 2 is two times that of Object 1.
The magnitude of the momentum of Object 2 is 2 times that of Object 1.
Both objects can have the same magnitude of momentum.

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