A car traveling along the highway needs a certain amount of force exerted on it to stop it in a certain distance.More stopping force is required when the car has

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More mass and momentum mean that the car has more kinetic energy, therefore more force is required to bring it to a stop. Additionally, if the stopping distance is less, then the force needed to stop the car must be greater to slow it down in a shorter amount of time. Therefore, all of these factors contribute to the amount of stopping force required.

A Car Traveling Along the Highway Needs a Certain Amount