Iona Prep Physics Assignment: Momentum
This is the assignment:
1. You have learned about conservation of momentum and conservation of energy. It is now time to see how those concepts apply to collisions.
Read the page and view the animation of an
elastic collision
where
a car hits a truck
and also the another
elastic collision
where
a truck hits a car
then answer the question below:
What is meant by the term "elastic collision"?
2. Read the page and view the animation of an
inelastic collision
where
a car hits a truck
and also the
inelastic collision
where
a truck hits a car
then answer the question below:
What is meant by the term "inelastic collision"?
3. Is the following statement true or false? If it is true, type 'true' into the answer box. If it is false, explain why. Statement:"Momentum is conserved in all collisions, provided no net external force acts on the system"
4. Is the following statement true or false? If it is true, type 'true" into the answer box. If it is false, explain why. Statement:"Kinetic Energy is conserved in collisions, provided no net external force acts."
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Page revised on 11/24/00 by Br. Robert W. Harris
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