Famous Scientific Laws

The rules of reality, in plain words

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Conservation of momentum

Total push of a system before equals total push after.

Definition

In a closed system with no external forces, the total linear momentum stays constant in time.

Step 1

In one or two sentences, what do you think this concept means? Wrong is fine; the small struggle is what makes the answer stick.