Energy loss/transformation due to Aerodynamic drag?

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A vehicle experiences a loss of kinetic energy due to aerodynamic drag. This lost kinetic energy is transformed into heat, similar to how friction converts kinetic energy into heat in sliding objects. The energy conservation principle applies, as the kinetic energy does not disappear but changes form. Over time, the kinetic energy of air molecules also dissipates, ultimately becoming heat. The discussion confirms that aerodynamic drag results in the transformation of kinetic energy into heat.
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A vehicle loses Kinetic Energy because of aerodynamic resistance.
But taken into account the conservation of energy, to which type of energy is the "lost" Kinetic Energy transformed?
Is this Kinetic Energy transformed into heat just like friction transforms the kinetic energy of a sliding object into heat?
 
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Yes, you answered your own question. Heat.

The air molecules may swirl for a while having their own kinetic energy, but eventually it all becomes heat.
 
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