Mechanical Comprehension · Question 63

Question 63 of 200

If a vehicle's speed doubles, its kinetic energy becomes

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Correct answer to question 63 (Mechanical Comprehension): four times as great

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Kinetic energy rises with the square of speed, so doubling speed quadruples it. That is why stopping distances grow so sharply with speed: the brakes must absorb four times the energy.

Updated: November 2026

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