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The following table lists various '''[[Order of magnitude|orders of magnitude]]''' for [[momentum]], in [[Newton seconds]] (N s).

==Table==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Factor ([[Newton-second|N s]])
! Value
! Item
|-
|{{10^|-24}}
|2{{e|-24}} N s
|An [[electron]] in a [[hydrogen]] atom<ref>Carl Zorn, [https://education.jlab.org/qa/electron_01.html "How fast do electrons move?"], ''Jefferson Lab''. Retrieved 2018-08-17</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3|{{10^|0}}
|1 N s
|A 420 gram football (FIFA specified weight for outdoor size 5) kicked to a speed of 8.6 km/h.
|-
| 5.83 N s
| A fast [[baseball (ball)|baseball]] pitched in the [[Major League Baseball|major league]].<ref>Christina Lee, [https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/ChristinaLee.shtml "Mass of a Baseball"], ''The Physics Factbook'', 1999. Retrieved 2018-07-04</ref><ref>Anna Ostrovskaya, [https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/LoriGrabel.shtml, "Speed of the Fastest Pitched Baseball"], ''The Physics Factbook'', 2007. Retrieved 2018-07-04</ref>
|-
| 6.52 N s
| [[Planck momentum]], the unit of momentum in the system of [[Planck units]]
|-
|rowspan=2|{{10^|1}}
|16 N s
|The momentum of the famous football kick of the Brazilian player [[Roberto Carlos]] in the match against France in 1997. The football had a speed of 137 km/h, making it one of the hardest kicks measured.
|-
| 95 N s
| An average person walking at an average [[walking speed]]
|-
|rowspan=2|{{10^|4}}
|25050 N s
|A regular small car weighing 1.5 tons crashing at 60 km/h
|-
| 27000 N s
| A [[small car]] on a city [[street]]<ref>Yana Zorina, [https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/YanaZorina.shtml "Mass of a Car"], ''The Physics Factbook'', 2000. Retrieved 2018-05-24</ref>
|-
|{{10^|8}}
|1.1{{e|8}} N s
|A cruising [[Boeing 747]], with passengers and baggage.<ref>The Editors of Publications International, Ltd. "Boeing 747 Specifications" 18 October 2007. HowStuffWorks.com. [https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/classic/boeing-7471.htm Boeing 747 Specifications]. Retrieved 2018-07-08</ref><ref>John Cox, [https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/cox/2016/02/28/fastest-passenger-plane-boeing-747/80946366/ Ask the Captain: Boeing 747 is still the fastest passenger plane], ''USA Today'', 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-08</ref>
|-
|{{10^|25}}
|7.52{{e|25}} N s
|Momentum of the [[Moon]]<ref>Fraser Cain, [https://www.universetoday.com/19728/mass-of-the-moon/ "Mass of the Moon"], Universe today, April 26, 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-16</ref><ref>[http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/176--How-fast-does-the-Moon-travel-around-Earth- "How fast does the Moon travel around Earth?"], Cool Cosmos. Retrieved 2018-08-16</ref>
|-
|{{10^|29}}
| 1.78{{e|29}} N s
| Momentum of the [[Earth]]<ref>Fraser Cain, [https://www.universetoday.com/47217/earths-mass/ "Earth's Mass"], Universe Today, December 9, 2009. Retrieved 2018-05-24.</ref><ref>Rhett Herman, [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-fast-is-the-earth-mov/ "How Fast is the Earth Moving?"], ''Scientific American''. Retrieved 2018-05-24</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[Orders of magnitude (mass)]]
*[[Orders of magnitude (speed)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Orders of magnitude}}

[[Category:Orders of magnitude|Momentum]]

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