Question

Explain what would happen if two cars who are traveling the same speed are in a collision, Car 1 is traveling 30mph and has a mass of 990 kilograms and car 2 is traveling 30 mph and has a mass of 2,000 kilograms. Restate the question too answer in a complete sentence.

Answer 1

If two cars, one with a mass of 990 kilograms and traveling at 30 mph, and the other with a mass of 2,000 kilograms and also traveling at 30 mph, were to collide with each other, what would be the outcome of the collision in terms of the force of impact and the damage caused to the vehicles?

Answer 2

The faster an object is moving, the more energy it can transfer. The amount of energy transferred between moving objects depends on the object's speed. Objects that are moving faster have a bigger impact because they transfer more energy.