AP Physics Collisions

While playing pool, Emma notices that the pool balls bounce apart.  What type of collision is this?

• Elastic

• Inelastic

• Explosive

• Force

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The Law of Conservation of Momentum states that the amount of momentum in a system is ___________________ before and after a collision.

• greater

• decreased

• the same

• unknown

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The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.

• size and shape

• mass and speed

• mass and veloctiy

• mass and energy

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If two objects have the same mass, then the faster moving object has ____________ momentum.

• more 

• less

• the same

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Calculate the blue balloon car's momentum before the collision.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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Calculate the green balloon car's momentum before the collision.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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Jorge noticed a collision outside the coffee shop where two cars collided and stuck together.  What type of collision did he observe?

• Elastic

• Inelastic

• Completely inelastic

• none

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You do not know an object's velocity until you know it's

• Speed

• Reference point

• Speed and direction

• Acceleration

No collision is either perfectly elastic or perfectly inelastic.

• True

• False

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A large moving ball collides with a small stationary ball. The momentum

• of the large ball decreases, and the momentum of the small ball increases.

• of the small ball decreases, and the momentum of the large ball increases.

• of the large ball decreases, and the momentum of the small ball decreases.

• does not change for either ball.

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