A Sports Car and a Moving Van Move at the Same

question 184

Multiple Choice

A sports car and a moving van move at the same speed when they crash into a cement wall and stop equally quickly. The vehicle to have the greater force of impact will be

• A)the sports car,
• B)the van,
• C)neither, for they experience equal forces of impact
• Because
• D)they are traveling at the same speed.
• E)the van's momentum is much greater.
• F)the sport car has a greater change in velocity upon impact.
• G)they both have equal momentum.

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