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2 balls collide and bounce off of each other. During the collision total momentum remained constant and total kinetic energy remained constant. What type of collision is this?
Inelastic Collision
Elastic Collision
Perfectly Inelastic Collision
No collision occurred
A BMW rear ends a car at the stop light. Neither car sticks together. The momentum was conserved in the collision but the kinetic energy was not conserved. What type of collision is this?
Elastic Collision
Inelastic Collision
Perfectly inelastic Collision
No Collision
A piece of silly putty is dropped onto a skateboard as it rolls by. The putty sticks to the skateboard and moves the direction the board is moving. What type of collision is this?
Inelastic collision
Elastic Collision
Perfectly Inelastic collision
No collision
If a collision is elastic which of the following must be true?
Momentum is not conserved
The objects are in an open system
The total momentum is equal to 0
Kinetic Energy is conserved
If a collision is inelastic which of the following must be true?
the total momentum of the system is conserved
The total momentum of the system is not conserved
The total momentum of the system is 0
The total kinetic energy of the system is conserved
If there is a perfectly inelastic collision, which of the following must be true?
The total momentum of the system is 0
The total kinetic energy of the system is conserved
The objects stick together after colliding
The total momentum of the system is not conserved
Two carts collide. They stick together and continue moving. Is momentum conserved in this interaction?
Yes
No
Two carts collide. They stick together and continue moving. Is total kinetic energy conserved in this interaction?
Yes
No
Two metal balls collide in an elastic collision. Is momentum conserved in this collision?
Yes
No
Two metal balls collide in an elastic collision. Is total kinetic energy conserved in this collision?
Yes
No
Two cars collide in a car crash. During the crash the cars bumpers became dented and some thermal energy was given off in the crash. Was momentum conserved in the crash?
No
Yes
Two cars collide in a car crash. During the crash the cars bumpers became dented and some thermal energy was given off in the crash. Was Total Kinetic Energy conserved in the crash?
No
Yes
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