What must act upon an object to make it start or stop?

Aboxcar traveling at 12 m/s approaches a string of 5 identical boxcars sitting stationary on the track. the moving boxcar collides and links with the stationary cars and they all move off together along the track. what is the final speed of the cars immediately after the collision? (you may take the mass of each boxcar to be 18,537 kg.)

1.in one challenge on the titan games, competitors have to lift 200 pounds up a long ramp. angel is able to move the weight in 42 seconds. anthony gets it done in only 38 seconds. which statement is true? angel has more power than anthony. angel does more work than anthony. anthony does more work than angel. anthony has more power than angel. 2.a mountain climber exerts 41,000 j of work to climb a cliff. how much power does the climber need if she wants to finish in only 500 seconds? power = work / time 20,500,000 watts 82 watts 0.0122 watts 41,500 watts 3.your family is moving to a new apartment. while lifting a box 83 joules of work is done to put the box on a truck, you exert an upward force of 75 n for 3 s. how much power is required to do this? (hint: you only need two of the 3 numbers given! ) power = work / time 249 watts 25 watts 2075 watts 27.7 watts

John throws .4 kg ball with velocity of 18 m/s. hits .2 kg bottle and bottle flies 25 m/s. how fast is ball traveling after hitting the bottle?