Question

Two cars come to a stop from the same initial speed, one braking gently and the other braking hard. Which car converts more kinetic energy to thermal energy

Answer 1

Answer:

Both cars convert more kinetic energy to thermal energy.

Explanation:

Given that,

Two cars come to a stop from the same initial speed, one braking gently and the other braking hard.

We know that,

The conservation of energy :  

The energy of the system is always constant.

The energy can be change one form to another form.

So, we can say that when both cars come to a stop from the same speed, one braking softly and the other braking strongly then both cars convert more kinetic energy to thermal energy.

Hence, Both cars convert more kinetic energy to thermal energy.