Which of the collisions, if any, were perfectly elastic? How can this be determined?
In perfectly elastic collisions Kinetic energy is conserved if all objects have the same mass Kinetic energy is always conserved Total energy is conserved but kinetic energy is not All of the above
Contrast and compare elastic and inelastic collisions.
Question 4 options:
Both elastic and inelastic collisions have conservation of
momentum if there are no outside forces. They are different in that
elastic collisions bounce and inelastic collisions stick, and
kinetic energy is conserved in inelastic collisions.
They are basically the same thing, except the units are
different.
Elastic collisions do not have conservation of momentum and
inelastic collisions have conservation of momentum if there are no
outside forces. They are different...
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