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A sled going down a hill covered in snow eventually comes to a stop. Explain why this happens in terms of energy.
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A sled going down a hill covered in snow eventually comes to a stop. Explain why this happens in terms of energy.

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The friction between the snow and the sled uses up all of it's kinetic energy, causing it to slow to a stop
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