Collisions

Conservation of Momentum In this investigation you will simulate elastic and inelastic collisions.Click on the link below the picture when you are ready. The program will automatically launch.
 * Change the Mass and Velocity settings for each trial
 * The maximum mass is 1.0 kg
 * The maximum velocity is .5 m/s
 * Wagon 2 can have a negative velocity. What will that do?
 * Run 3 trials using inelastic collisions. Click the Button in front of INELASTIC
 * Record your data on your worksheet.
 * Calculate the Initial and Final Momentum for each wagon.
 * Compare the Initial to the Final Momentum for each trial
 * Compare the Initial to the Final Momentum for each trial

=CLICK on the word "Collisions" BELOW TO RUN THE ANIMATION!=

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Change the settings to investigate the principle of Conservation of Momentum