Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
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QUESTION
What do we call the loss of kinetic energy in an inelastic collision?
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What quantity is always conserved in both elastic and inelastic collisions?
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What do we call a collision where objects move together after impact?
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Perfectly inelastic collision. Maximum energy loss occurs when objects stick and move together.
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