Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Physics: A World Iin Motion
- Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-General
- Subjects: Physics
- Produced By: Alberta Advanced Education
- Year: 1996
- Country: Canada
- Language: English
- Running Time: 30m
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Elastic and inelastic collisions are analysed. A montage of sports images reveals that most collisions are inelastic. Uses criteria of conservation of kinetic energy for elastic collisions to solve for an unknown quantity in several examples.