You are treating victims of a motor vehicle collision that occurred when their vehicle struck a bridge abutment head on at a high rate of speed. Due to Newton's first law, you know that:

A) it would be difficult to predict any injury due to the speed.
B) the vehicle itself would absorb all of the kinetic energy.
C) the kinetic energy of the moving vehicle would be transferred to the victims.
D) survival would be predicted on safety features of the vehicle.


Answer: C

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