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Does a truck crashing into a wall demonstrates the second law of thermodynamics?
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∙ 14y ago
If pieces of the truck fly off then yes, if all the parts manage to stick together then no. I would have to say that this is not a good example of the 2nd law.
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Why is it easier to stop a lightly loaded truck than a heavier one that has equal speed?
According to Newton's second law, the acceleration of a body is directly proportional to the net force and inversely proportional to its mass, a = F/m. Therefore, a less massive truck would be easier to accelerate ("decelerate") to a stop than a more massive truck.
What is the acceleration of a 2000 -kilograms truck if a force of 4200 N is used to make it start moving forward?
Just use Newton's Second Law. In this case, you need to divide the force by the mass. The answer will be in meters per second squared.
How the kinetic energy of a truck could be increased without increasing the truck's speed explain?
Increase mass For a truck increase the load on the truck
Which has more momentum heavy truck light truck or do they both have the same momentum?
A truck that is more massive with the same velocity as the truck that is less massive will definitely have more momentum. This is illustrated in the equation for momentum:p = mvWhere p is momentum which is measured in Newton seconds, m is mass which is measured in kilograms, and v is velocity, measured in meters per second. If you plug in a larger mass for that same equivalent velocity, it will accordingly have more momentum.Also, if you just think about it, what would be harder to move: something with more mass or something with less mass?
What has a greater gravitational force an egg or truck?
A truck.
When did Terry Fox form cancer?
driving home at night and crashing into a half tonne truck.
Who has the second most Nascar Truck Series wins?
Mike Skinner and Jack Sprague are tied for second with 28 Nascar Truck Series wins.
Where can one purchase a second-hand freight truck?
One can purchase a second-hand freight truck at Truck Paper, Commercial Truck Trader, Freight Line Trucks and Global Industrial. These types of trucks are also available at Auto Trader, Select Your Truck Deal and Harbor Freight.
What kind of truck was the Smokey and the Bandit truck?
the first movie had a kenworth w900 the second had a GMC General
If a house fly is moving at 5km and it hits a semi-truck going at 100km will the truck stop for even a nano second?
no
If you sold a truck for half down and half next month but after two months you have not received the second half can you go take the truck back?
IF the truck is still in your name on the TITLE, YES.
What does the ABS mean in your Ford truck?
ABS means either Antilock Braking System or Anti-Blockier System, depending on where you live. (What it does: if you stomp really hard on the brakes, it will rapidly apply and release the brakes for you, keeping you from skidding out of control and crashing.) If the ABS light is on in your Ford truck, that means the electronics that control the anti-lock part of your brakes are not working, and you need to take the truck to a mechanic.
How fast does a truck move in meters per second if it has tires with a circumference of 2.5 meters rotating at 2 revolutions per second?
Each revolution rolls the truck ahead 1 tire-circumference.(2 revs per second) x (2.5 meters per rev) = 5 meters per second
A 3000kg truck runs into the rear of a 1000 kg car that was stationary the truck and car are locked together after the collision and move together at nine meters per second What was the trucks speed?
Using the equation for conservation of momentum you can workk out the initial speed of the first truck which was 12 meters per second.
Why would cause a truck to accelerate faster in second than in drive?
gear ratio
Forza Motorsport 2 second fastest car?
no bob the builders truck is fastest
What is a number adjective?
An adjective is any word which modifies a noun; or (more helpfully) any word which can occupy the place of another adjective in a test sentence.Look a the truck! Look at the red truck!red is the adjective here (it modifies truck). Which number words can take the place of red?Look at the first truck!Look at the second truck!Look at the third truck!First, second, third ... are called ordinalnumbers. They are the numbers we usually use as adjectives.One, two, three are cardinal numbers. It is not normal to use cardinal numbers as adjectives.*Look at the one truck!**Look at the two truck!**Look at the three truck!*don't really work as normal English.
