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What happens in terms of energy when a moving car hits a parked car, causing the parked car to move?

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This is an example Newton's Third Law. All the kinectic energy from the moving car transferred the potential energy of the parked car. This potential is not much since the brakes are on (hopefully) and it's not in a non-moving position.
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the answer to this question is c

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