Understanding Elastic and Inelastic Collisions

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Two carts collide. They stick together and continue moving. Is momentum conserved in this interaction?

• Yes

• No

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Two carts collide. They stick together and continue moving. Is total kinetic energy conserved in this interaction?

• Yes

• No

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Two metal balls collide in an elastic collision. Is momentum conserved in this collision?

• Yes

• No

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Two metal balls collide in an elastic collision. Is total kinetic energy conserved in this collision?

• Yes

• No