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6.2 collision lab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Compare the "total momentum before" of both carts or balls and "total momentum after" for the ELASTIC collisions #1, 2 and 3. What happened to the total momentum of both objects after the collisions?

a)
increased
b)
decreased
c)
remained the same
2.

Compare the total kinetic energy of both carts/balls before and after the ELASTIC collisions. What happened to the total energy after the elastic collisions?

a)
increased
b)
decreased
c)
remained the same
3.

Compare the "total momentum before" of both carts/balls and "total momentum after" for the PERFECTLY INELASTIC collisions. What happened to the total after those collisions?

a)
increased
b)
decreased
c)
remained the same
4.

Compare the total kinetic energy of both carts before and after the PERFECTLY INELASTIC collisions. What happened to the total ENERGY after those collisions?

a)
increased
b)
decreased
c)
remained the same
5.

What do you notice about the change in momentum of each individual object in ALL collisions? Compare the red cart to the blue cart or the blue ball to the pink ball.

a)
change in momentum of the more massive object is always a smaller and they are the same sign
b)
each object always has the same change in momentum but one of them is negative
c)
change in momentum of the more massive object is always larger and they are the same sign
d)
there is no pattern to the change in momentum
e)
the change in momentum for each is always a different number and they are the same sign
6.
What is one difference between elastic and perfectly inelastic collisions?
a)
perfectly inelastic bounce and elastic stick together
b)
elastic bounce and perfectly inelastic stick together
c)
there is no difference between how the collisions happen
7.

What is another difference between elastic and perfectly inelastic collisions?

a)

Elastic collisions always have less total momentum after, inelastic always have the same total momentum

b)

Elastic collisions always have the same total energy before and after, inelastic collisions have less energy after

c)

Elastic collisions always have less total energy after, inelastic collisions always have the same total energy before and after

8.

In Perfectly Inelastic collision #1, how does the final velocity of the blue ball compare to the initial velocity of the blue ball?

a)
the final velocity is the same as the initial velocity
b)
the final velocity is half of the initial velocity
c)
the final velocity is double the initial velocity
d)
the final velocity is quadruple the initial velocity
9.

In both of the explosions, what is the total initial momentum of both objects?

a)

0

b)

9.9

c)

3.3

d)

10

e)

5

10.

In both of the explosions, what is the total final momentum of both objects?

a)

0

b)

9.9

c)

3.3

d)

10

e)

5

11.

If the total final momentum of both objects after an explosion is 0, how can both objects be moving?

4 lines
12.

In both of the explosions, what happens to the total energy of both objects after the explosion compared to before?

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

is 0

d)

remains constant

13.

Which of these are true about inelastic collisions and perfectly inelastic collisions? Select all that apply.

a)

Perfectly inelastic stick, inelastic do not stick

b)

Perfectly inelastic do not stick, inelastic do stick

c)

In both types, the total energy decreases after the collision.

d)

In perfectly inelastic, the total momentum before and after remains constant. In inelastic, the total decreases.

e)

In both types, total momentum before and after are the same.

14.

Look at perfectly inelastic collision #1, how do the velocity of the blue ball and pink ball compare after they collide?

a)

They are the same because they are stuck together

b)

The more massive ball has a higher velocity

c)

The less massive ball has a higher velocity

15.

The final momentum of each pink ball is always equal to the initial momentum of each pink ball in all collisions.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Conserved means the total amount remains constant. Momentum is conserved in ​ (a)   collisions without outside forces like friction.​

Choose from the below words
all
elastic
inelastic
perfectly inelastic
17.

Conserved means the total amount remains constant. Kinetic energy is conserved in ​ (a)   collisions without outside forces like friction.​

Choose from the below words
inelastic
perfectly inelastic
elastic
all
18.

Review: Follow through is when you ​ (a)   time by bringing your arm back in order to increase impulse which increases change in ​ (b)   . Higher momentum means more velocity.

Choose from the below words
increase
momentum
decrease
force
19.

When you catch during egg toss, you want to increase the ​ (a)   of your catch so that the force ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
time
decreases.
increases
force
impulse
20.

When you are stopping an egg, you can make the change in momentum smaller by exerting less force.

a)

True

b)

False