In a bumper car arena, two cars of equal mass are heading straight toward each other. the orange one is traveling at a speed of 5 meters per second. the green one is traveling at a speed of 2 meters per second. which of the forces most affects the motion of the bumper cars after they collide?

Scout feels ill one day before school. her mother puts a thermometer in her mouth and the temperature begins to climb to 100°f. what is happening between the cooler thermometer and scout's body? a) scout's body is applying a force to the particles in the thermometer. b) kinetic energy is being transferred from her mouth to the thermometer. c) potential energy is being lost by the thermometer and gained by scout's body. d) the potential energy stored in foods is converted to mechanical energy to raise the mercury in the thermometer.