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Because a car weighs a lot less than a train - therefore it takes less force to stop the car.

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What do you think has more momentum a moving car or a moving train?

A moving train typically has more momentum than a moving car, due to its greater mass and often higher speed. Momentum is determined by both an object's velocity and mass, so the larger mass of a train contributes to its greater momentum compared to a car.


Why it is easy to stop moving bicycle then the moving car with same speed?

It is easier to stop a bicycle than a car with the same speed because the bicycle has less mass and momentum compared to the car. The car's greater mass and momentum make it harder to stop quickly. The car's brakes also have to work against greater inertia, requiring more force and distance to stop.


Why is harder to stop a train than a car even when the car is moving faster?

Trains have significantly more mass and momentum than cars, so they require more time and distance to come to a stop. Additionally, trains rely on steel wheels on steel rails for braking, which can take longer to slow down compared to the rubber tires on a car. The design and engineering of trains also play a role in their stopping distances.


Does a train have less inertia than a car?

Inertia is related to speed and mass; a train is both faster and more massive than a car.


What object has greater inertia a train or a car?

A train has greater inertia than a car. This is because the train's mass is larger, so it requires more force to accelerate or decelerate compared to a car due to its greater resistance to changes in motion.

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It take more force to stop a train than a car?

It takes less force to stop a train than to stop a car.


Why it is casier to short or to stop a car than a train?

because car in size and in mass is lighter than a train so the fact that its weight can affect the force needed to stop it so its easy to stop a car than a train .


Why is it harder to stop a train than a car even when the car is moving faster?

The train is heavier than the car is and the train has more things in the back. The train is heavier than the car is and the train has more things in the back.


Why is it easier to start or stop a car than a train?

A car is much, much lighter than a train, and requires less force both to go into motion and to come to a stop. Even though a train has many more sets of brakes and a much more powerful motor, the ratio of engine power to weight and braking power to weight is much greater in a car, allowing the car to go into motion and come to a stop with much less effort than what is required to do the same with a train.


Why is it harder to stop a train than a car when a car is going faster?

More weight behind the train therefore longer stopping time.


What do you do if your car is stuck on the tracks and a train is approaching get out the car and run?

If your car is stuck on the tracks, and a train is approaching- then YES- get OUT of the car and get off the tracks. It is not that the train engineer does not want to stop, it is that he CANNOT stop- it may take a mile or more in distance to fully stop a heavy train. You will lose the car, but you will keep your life.


Is a train faster or a car?

a train is faster because it keeps on going really fast that it can not stop but a car can


Why is it harder to stop a train then a car?

The train weighs more, much more.


If your car is stuck on the train tracks and a train is approaching get out of the car and run?

Yes - and run away or toward direction train is coming from, if necessary. A train will crush the car, and may push it into other objects or plow it down the tracks, with the train taking anywhere from 500 feet to more than a mile to stop even after the collision. If you are in the car you will be severly injured or killed.


Is a car older than a train?

If by that you mean, was the train around longer than the car, if so yes


If your car is stuck on the tracks and a train is approaching get out of the car and run?

Yes - and run away or toward direction train is coming from, if necessary. A train will crush the car, and may push it into other objects or plow it down the tracks, with the train taking anywhere from 500 feet to more than a mile to stop even after the collision. If you are in the car you will be severly injured or killed.


If your car is stuck on the tracks and a train is approaching get out of the car and run .?

Yes - and run away or toward direction train is coming from, if necessary. A train will crush the car, and may push it into other objects or plow it down the tracks, with the train taking anywhere from 500 feet to more than a mile to stop even after the collision. If you are in the car you will be severly injured or killed.