Question

a company tests the safety of a variety of vehicles. all the vehicles will travel at the same speed before colliding with a wall. based on the experiment we conducted in class, we can predict the strength of the forces that the vehicles will experience in a collision. which vehicle will deliver the strongest force during the collision?

Explanation:

Step1: Recall force - momentum relationship

Force $F=\frac{\Delta p}{\Delta t}$, where $\Delta p = m\Delta v$. Given the same $\Delta v$ (same initial speed and come to rest) and similar $\Delta t$ (similar collision time - scale for similar stopping scenarios), the force is proportional to mass $m$.

Step2: Compare vehicle masses

The mass of a truck is generally larger than that of a car and an SUV. A truck has more material and is designed to carry heavy - loads, so it has the largest mass among the three vehicles shown.

Answer:

The truck will deliver the strongest force during the collision.