A bumper car stops moving when it strikes another car primarily because its energy is transferred to the other car. When the bumper cars collide, kinetic energy is transferred between them, resulting in a change in motion for one or both cars involved in the collision. Thus, they may come to a stop or slow down significantly as energy is transferred.
Bumper cars at an amusement park are designed to safely collide with one another. Why does a
bumper car stop moving when it strikes another car?(1 point)
Its energy is transferred to the other car.
The other cars are tightly packed, so forward motion is not possible.
Its energy is transferred to its surroundings.
The other car pushes back on it, so it cannot move forward.
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