Question

A toy car has an initial acceleration of 2 m/s" across a horizontal surface after it is released from rest. After the car travels for a timet
consisting of only the car an open system or a closed system, and why?
Open system because the acceleration of the car is not constant.
Open system, because an external force is applied to the car that causes it to accelerate.
Closed system, because the speed of the car is as expected in the case where an object has uniform acceleration for a timet
Closed system because mechanical energy was not removed from the system as a result of a net force
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7:53 PM
12/11/2019

Answer 1

Answer:

Closed system, because the speed of the car is as expected in the case where an object has uniform acceleration for a time t

Explanation:

Here in the question it is mentioned that a toy car has an initial acceleration of 2m/s²  across a horizontal surface so we can say that it is acted upon by an external force

Assuming that the acceleration is constant and the reason for this assumption is there at the last

The major difference between an open system and closed system is in case of open system there will be transfer of matter and in case of closed system there will be no change in matter of the system

If acceleration is constant in case of closed system we can expect the speed of the car after a time t by using the formula

  s = u×t + 0·5×a×t²

where s is the distance travelled

t is the time taken to travel that distance

u is the initial velocity

a is the acceleration of that system

But in case of open system as there will be a change of mass there will be a change in velocity of the system so in this case we cannot expect the speed of the car after a time t

And if the acceleration is not constant then we cannot say that the toy car is an open system or closed system, that is why we are assuming that the acceleration of the toy car is constant

Answer 2

Answer:

Open system, because an external force is applied to the car that causes it to accelerate.

Explanation:

A system is a space in the universe that is separated for study. It can be closed or open. A closed system is systems that aren't affected by external forces, and also didn't change the energy of the surroundings. An open system, on the other hand, is affected by external forces or change energy with the surroundings.

In this case, if only the toy car is the system, we can assume it as an open system, because an external force had to be done to it, so it could be in movement. In other words, an external force is applied to the car that causes it to accelerate.