Question

A snowball thrown at an ice cream truck at Valley Forge in January sticks to the side. Into what form of energy was the mechanical energy changed?1) elastic energy2) thermal energy3) chemical energy4) rest energy

Answer 1

Answer:

2) thermal energy

Explanation:

When there is a collision and the objects stick together, we can say that the collision is inelastic because the kinetic energy is not conserved and is transformed into thermal energy. When the snowball is thrown at an ice cream truck, they have an inelastic collision, so the mechanical energy was transformed into thermal energy.