A car driver accelerates to a speed of 35 mph and then takes her foot off the gas pedal. Even though she does not press the brake pedal at any time, she eventually rolls to a stop. Which of the following most likely causes the car to come to a stop?

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Braydon Henderson

9 September, 06:31

A car driver accelerates to a speed of 35 mph and then takes her foot off the gas pedal. Even though she does not press the brake pedal at any time, she eventually rolls to a stop. Which of the following most likely causes the car to come to a stop?

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Ian May · Answer 1

The list of options to answer this question is:

A. kinectic energy is transformed into thermal energy.

B. electrical energy is transformed into potential energy.

C. potential energy is transformed into kinectic energy.

D. mechanical energy is transformed into chemical energy.

The answer is the option A. A. kinectic energy is transformed into thermal energy.

As you know energy cannot be lost but transformed.

When friction force acts over the tyres it increases the speed of the particles in the tyres which is thermal energy, this thermal energy increase comes from kinetic energy loss.