Understanding Inelastic Collisions

What is conserved during an inelastic collision?

• Neither kinetic energy nor momentum

• Both kinetic energy and momentum

• Momentum

• Kinetic energy

According to Newton's Third Law, what happens when two objects collide?

• They exert unequal forces on each other

• They exert equal and opposite forces on each other

• They exert equal forces in the same direction

• They exert no force on each other

What is the result of a force acting over time in a collision?

• Work

• Impulse

• Displacement

• Energy

Why is energy not conserved in an inelastic collision?

• Because forces act over different times

• Because forces act over different distances

• Because forces are not equal

• Because momentum is not conserved

What happens to some of the energy in an inelastic collision?

• It is converted into sound energy

• It is stored as potential energy

• It is lost as heat or deformation

• It is completely transferred to the other object