Handout
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Glossary

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a glossary of the terms and definitions used in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Collision Carts Activity 1

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Collision Carts Activity 2

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Inelastic Collision Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the key concepts and skills for inelastic collisions. Understand how to determine if a collision is elastic or inelastic.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Cart and Brick Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Elastic and Inelastic Collisions?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Fish Catch Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Particle Collisions

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your understanding of how to simulate the collision of two particles with this 8-problem quiz/practice.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Elastic Collisions Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for elastic collisions, including how to predict objects' final velocities.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Two Dimensional Collisions?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions: Diesel Engine and Flatcar Collision

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions: Two Dimensional Car Collision

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions: Car/truck Head on Collision Elastic

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions:car/truck Head on Collision Inelastic

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: The Cart and the Brick Part A

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: The Cart and the Brick Part B

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Big Fish Catches Little Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
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?
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Energy and Momentum Conservation Level 2 (Elastic Collision)

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collision: Moving Little Fish Caught by Big Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
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?
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Car Rear Ends Truck Inelastic

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Truck Rear Ends Car Inelastic

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Car Rear Ends Truck Elastic

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Truck Rear Ends Car Elastic

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions: The Case of the Happy and Sad Balls

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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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