momentum of the system If one object within the system loses

Last updated: 6/26/2023

momentum of the system If one object within the system loses momentum it is gained by the other object within the system The combined momentum of both objects would be conserved Getting Ready Navigate to the Collision Carts Interactive in the Physics Interactives section of The Physics Classroom website http www physicsclassroom com Physics Interactives Momentum and Collisions Collision Carts physicsclassroom com Physics Interactives Momentum and Collisions Collision Carts Once the Interactive opens resize it as desired Select the Elastic Collisions option Experiment with changing the Mass and the Initial Velocity of the two carts Observe how the position of the carts along the track can be changed by dragging Learn to Start Pause and Reset the animation Path Collision 1 Blue Cart Initially at Rest Set the initial blue cart velocity to 0 m s Set the mass values to different values Run the simulation and record the mass and velocity values Before Collision Red Cart Blue Cart m s mRed Vred kg x kg Use mass and velocity values to complete the following momentum table Before Collision After Collision kg x kg x m s kg m s m s After Collision kg m s m s malec Valur kg x m s kg m s m s kg m s kg m s AMomentum