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There are two kinds of collision - elastic and inelastic. In an elastic collision, all the kinetic energy remains kinetic, though it might be transferred between objects in the collision. So the initially moving object could bounce back with the hit object staying in place, or the hit object might move and the initially moving object might stop. Or it might be a mix of both.
Not only things that you think of as elastic have elastic collisions. Very hard things sometimes tend to have elastic collisions too. Not only rubber balls but also billiard balls and baseballs tend to have elastic collisions.
The other type of collision is an inelastic collision. Some of the energy can remain in a kinetic form. The rest is converted to heat, sound, and breaking or deformation of the colliding objects.
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How is energy conserved when a car hits another car during an accident?
Most of the mechanical (or kinetic) energy is converted to heat.
Can one form of energy be converted to another?
Yes, it can be converted into another kind of Energy. Example: The chemical energy of petroleum is converted to mechanical energy in a car engine with some loss as heat and sound energy. The mechanical energy is converted to kinetic energy.
What kind of machine converts chemical energy to mechanical energy?
A steam engine would be one example, a motor car engine would be another.
What kind of energy does the chain have that's pulling the car up to point A is it potential or kinetic?
potential, there isnt another way besides that
What kind of energy does headlights of a car have?
light energy
What kind of energy transfer does a car have?
mechanical energy
Gasoline in a car is what kind of energy?
chemical energy
When you put gas in your car and drive you are converting what kind of energy into what kind of energy?
Chemical energy into mechanical energy
How do you get in a car reck?
when one car hits another car
What kind of energy was used to the toy car?
Mechanical Energy
What kind of energy does a parked car have?
What does potential energy mean.
What kind of energy does a car battery have?
The energy stored in a car battery, or other cells or batteries, is chemical energy.
