elastic and inelastic collisions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Velocity is a vector which means it has which of the following?
Direction
Speed
Magnitude
Distance
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Joe is trying to tackle Carson while Carson is standing still. Joe is running at 15 m/s and has a mass of 32 kg. Carson has a mass of 64 kg. What is their final velocity, assuming this is a perfectly inelastic collision? (do not write units)
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is an elastic collision?
An elastic collision is an encounter between two bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the two bodies is different.
An elastic collision is an encounter between two bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the two bodies remains the same.
An inelastic collision is an encounter between two bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the two bodies remains the same.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is an inelastic collision?
When two objects collide, becoming stuck together and internal kinetic energy is lost (but not really lost, it transfers to different forms of energy)
When two objects collide, becoming stuck together and internal kinetic energy is lost
When two objects don't collide, becoming stuck together and internal kinetic energy is lost (but not really lost, it transfers to different forms of energy)
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NGSS.HS-PS3-1
NGSS.HS-PS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What two variables effect momentum?
mass
weight
height
Velocity
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NGSS.HS-PS2-2
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Mr. Haggerty and Mr. Greenwalt have dressed up in sumo wrestling costumes. They form a perfectly elastic collision. Mr. H has a mass of 56 kgs and a velocity of 6 m/s. Mr. G has a mass of 43 kgs. After they collide Mr. H has a velocity of -2 m/s and Mr. G has a velocity of 8 m/s. What was Mr. G's initial velocity? Round to the nearest one decimal place. Don't write units
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NGSS.HS-PS2-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Do both objects have velocities acting in the same direction?
No
Yes
No idea
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