A car's crumple zone is designed to undergo:

  1. no deformation
  2. brittle fracture
  3. elastic deformation only
  4. plastic deformation, absorbing energy
Answer

D) plastic deformation, absorbing energy

Permanent deformation absorbs kinetic energy. SLO P-11-B-26 · Understanding

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