When a moving car stops, its kinetic energy:

  1. is stored in the brakes as KE
  2. is degraded to internal energy in the brakes, tyres and air
  3. becomes potential energy
  4. is destroyed
Answer

B) is degraded to internal energy in the brakes, tyres and air

It spreads out as heat. SLO P-11-C-20 · Understanding

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