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Four vehicles are traveling on the same road. Which vehicle most likely has the greatest kinetic energy?
a compact car traveling at a velocity of 10 m/s
a pickup truck traveling at a velocity of 25 m/s
a minivan traveling at a velocity of 10 m/s
a motorcycle traveling at a velocity of 25 m/s
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The pickup truck traveling at 25 m/s.
Reason: kinetic energy KE = 1/2 m v^2. Vehicles at 25 m/s have (25/10)^2 = 6.25 times the KE of the same-mass vehicle at 10 m/s, and a pickup has much more mass than a motorcycle, so the pickup at 25 m/s has the largest KE.
Reason: kinetic energy KE = 1/2 m v^2. Vehicles at 25 m/s have (25/10)^2 = 6.25 times the KE of the same-mass vehicle at 10 m/s, and a pickup has much more mass than a motorcycle, so the pickup at 25 m/s has the largest KE.
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