AP Physics Collisions

Collisions can be ____________or ___________.

• fast or slow

• far or near

• elastic or inelastic

• none of the above

What is kinetic energy?

• energy of work

• energy of motion

• energy of gravity

• energy of power

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Which of the following would transfer more energy?

• Lowering ball 1 before release

• Raising ball 1 higher before release

• Gently putting ball 1 down next to ball 2

• Keeping ball 1 in the same place

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What happens when two objects collide?

• Energy is changed into force.

• Energy is transferred from one object to another.

• Energy is created and the objects move faster.

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While playing with toy cars, Kirsten and Luca each push a car toward the center of the room. What happens when the toy cars collide?

• Energy is transferred.

• Energy is unchanged.

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The picture shows what type of collision?

• Elastic, Inelastic and Perfectly Inelastic Collision

• Inelastic Collision

• Perfectly Inelastic Collision

• Elastic Collision

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The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

• more

• less

• none of the above

• all of the above 

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In a perfectly elastic collision, which of the following is conserved?

• Momentum only

• Kinetic energy only

• Both momentum and kinetic energy

• Neither momentum nor kinetic energy

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Two cars collide and stick together after the collision. What type of collision is this?

• Elastic collision

• Inelastic collision

• Perfectly elastic collision

• Superelastic collision

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Which of the following equations represents the conservation of momentum in a collision?

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