Asked by ABAINEH

2. A moving car suddenly comes to a rest after applying brakes. Which8 Unit 1 Physics and Human Society
branch of physics do you think is appropriate to explain this phenomenon?
(a) Mechanics
(b) Acoustics
(c) Electromagnetism
(d) Nuclear physics
(e) None of the above

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
(a) Mechanics.

Reason: The car's motion and its sudden deceleration are explained by Newton's laws, frictional braking forces, and energy conversion (kinetic energy → thermal energy). These topics belong to mechanics.