Moving objects with mass

Question

How does a moving object slow down when it hits a stationary object?

They transfer velocity, but how do they slow down? Any help will be much appreciated.

Answer 1

Actually they transfer energy not Velocity. A good way to think about that when the first object hits the second object , it does force on the second one in direction of its movement which cause the second object to accelerate.but acc. to the third law of Newton the second object does also a force on the first one but in the opposite direction which cause acceleration but in the opposite direction of movement of the first object , therefore the first object or even change its direction. hope it helps

Answer 2

As explained above, the object moving applies a force in the direction of its moving to the other object. But the other object also applies a force with the same intensity and contrary direction on the object moving. What the two objects gain is acceleration, not velocity. According to the second Newton law, the acceleration each object gains (in m/s/s) is equal to the force applied (in Newtons) divided by its mass (in kgs).