Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Glossary
This is a glossary of the terms and definitions used in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Collision Carts Activity 1
A virtual collision track with colliding or exploding carts allows students to explore elastic and inelastic collisions. They can vary the mass of the two carts and their pre-collision velocities. An accompanying activity sheet which...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Collision Carts Activity 2
A virtual collision track with colliding or exploding carts allows students to explore elastic and inelastic collisions. They can vary the mass and velocities of the two carts. An accompanying activity sheet which focuses on elastic...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Inelastic Collision Review
Review the key concepts and skills for inelastic collisions. Understand how to determine if a collision is elastic or inelastic.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Cart and Brick Interactive
Students analyze a collision between a moving cart and a dropped brick that lands on top of it. They use position-time data to determine the pre- and post-collision speeds of the cart and the brick. The individual momentum values of the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Are Elastic and Inelastic Collisions?
A page describing how collisions can be either elastic or inelastic. Also, learn about what's conserved and not conserved during elastic and inelastic collisions.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Fish Catch Interactive
Students explore the relative mass of two colliding objects, and determine if that can be used to quickly predict the post-collision speed of the objects? An activity sheet guides learners through the process of determining the rule for...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Particle Collisions
Test your understanding of how to simulate the collision of two particles with this 8-problem quiz/practice.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Elastic Collisions Review
Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for elastic collisions, including how to predict objects' final velocities.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Are Two Dimensional Collisions?
Learn how to handle collisions in 2 dimensions and get better at pool with this reference page. Included on this page is a step-by-step procedure to solve 2 dimensional collision problems.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions: Diesel Engine and Flatcar Collision
This animation portrays the inelastic collision between a very massive diesel and a less massive flatcar. After the collision, both move together with the same velocity. Students can figure out the after-collision velocity of the two...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions: Two Dimensional Car Collision
This animation below portrays the inelastic collision between two 1000-kg cars. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions: Car/truck Head on Collision Elastic
This animation below portrays the elastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions:car/truck Head on Collision Inelastic
The animation below portrays the elastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before- and after-collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: The Cart and the Brick Part A
An animation that portrays the collision between a 3.0-kg loaded cart and a 2-kg dropped brick. It will be assumed that there are no net external forces acting upon the two objects involved in the collision. The only net force acting...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: The Cart and the Brick Part B
The animation portrays the collision between a 1.0-kg cart and a 2-kg dropped brick. It will be assumed that there are no net external forces acting upon the two objects involved in the collision. The only net force acting upon the two...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Big Fish Catches Little Fish
This animation portrays the inelastic collision between a very massive fish and a less massive fish. What is the after-collision velocity of the two fish?
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Energy and Momentum Conservation Level 2 (Elastic Collision)
Students will be given only the starting speeds of the two objects and that they will have an elastic collision. From this they must figure out the velocities of both cars after the collision.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collision: Moving Little Fish Caught by Big Fish
This animation portrays the inelastic collision between a very massive fish and a less massive fish. What is the after-collision velocity of the two fish?
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Car Rear Ends Truck Inelastic
This animation portrays the inelastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Truck Rear Ends Car Inelastic
This animation below portrays the inelastic collision between a 3000-kg truck and a 1000-kg car. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Car Rear Ends Truck Elastic
This animation portrays the elastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Truck Rear Ends Car Elastic
This animation below portrays the elastic collision between a 3000-kg truck and a 1000-kg car. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions: The Case of the Happy and Sad Balls
Students improve their understanding of momentum conservation and learn that a recoiling object in an elastic collision will transfer more impulse than if it collided inelastically.
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