Question

A car, a bicycle, a bus, and a motorcycle are moving parallel to each other on a road. Each vehicle is traveling at the same speed. The(car,bicycle,bus,motorcycle) will have the highest kinetic energy, while the(car,bus,bicycle,motorcycle) will have the lowest kinetic energy.

Answer 1

Answer:

The bus will have the highest kinetic energy, while the bicycle will have the lowest kinetic energy.

Explanation:

The energy possessed by a body due to motion is known as kinetic energy. It depends upon the mass of a body and its speed.

$K.E. = \frac{1}{2}mv^2$

It is given that a car, a bicycle, a bus and a motorcycle are moving parallel to each other at the same speed.

Since, the speed is same for all the vehicles, the kinetic energy will depend on the mass.

Mass of a bus is greatest and of a bicycle is the smallest. Thus, kinetic energy of bus would be highest and of the bicycle -lowest.