Question

A 10,000 kg traveling 15m/s strikes a second car which is at rest (not moving). The two stick together and move off with speed of 4.0 m/s Which type of collision is this?

Answer 1

inelastic collision

Step-by-step explanation:

An inelastic collision, in contrast to an elastic collision, is a collision in which kinetic energy is not conserved due to the action of internal friction. In collisions of macroscopic bodies, some kinetic energy is turned into vibrational energy of the atoms, causing a heating effect, and the bodies are deformed