Elastic And Inelastic Collisions! Physics Trivia Questions Quiz

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1.

Two objects stick together and move with a common velocity after colliding. Identify the type of collision.
- A.
  
  Elastic
- B.
  
  Inelastic
- C.
  
  Perfectly elastic
- D.
  
  Perfectly Inelastic
2.

Two billiard balls collide. Identify the type of collision.
- A.
  
  Elastic
- B.
  
  Inelastic
- C.
  
  Perfectly elastic
- D.
  
  Perfectly inelastic
3.

Two balls of dough collide and stick together. Identify the type of collision.
- A.
  
  Elastic
- B.
  
  Inelastic
- C.
  
  Perfectly elastic
- D.
  
  Perfectly inelastic
4.

Two cars collide, lock bumpers, and move together after the collision.
- A.
  
  Elastic
- B.
  
  Inelastic
- C.
  
  Perfectly elastic
- D.
  
  Perfectly inelastic
5.

A tennis ball is dropped from 1.0 m, bounces off the ground, and rises to 0.85 m. What kind of collision occurred between the ball and the ground?
- A.
  
  Elastic
- B.
  
  Inelastic
- C.
  
  Perfectly elastic
- D.
  
  Perfectly inelastic
6.

In what kind of collision is kinetic energy always conserved?
- A.
  
  Elastic
- B.
  
  Inelastic
- C.
  
  Perfectly elastic
- D.
  
  Perfectly inelastic
7.

A helium atom collides with another helium atom in an elastic collision. Which of the following is true?
- A.
  
  Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved.
- B.
  
  Momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not conserved.
- C.
  
  Kinetic energy is conserved but momentum is not conserved.
- D.
  
  Neither momentum nor kinetic energy is conserved.
8.

Two playground balls collide in an inelastic collision. Which of the following is true?
- A.
  
  Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved.
- B.
  
  Momentum is conserved, but kinetic energy is not conserved.
- C.
  
  Kinetic energy is conserved, but momentum is not conserved.
- D.
  
  Neither momentum nor kinetic energy is conserved.
9.

In an inelastic collision between two objects with unequal masses,
- A.
  
  The total momentum of the system will increase.
- B.
  
  The total momentum of the system will decrease.
- C.
  
  The kinetic energy of one object will increase by the amount that the kinetic energy of the other object decreases.
- D.
  
  The momentum of one object will increase by the amount that the momentum of the other object decreases.
10.

A billiard ball collides with a stationary identical billiard ball in an elastic head-on collision. After the collision, which of the following is true of the first ball?
- A.
  
  It maintains its initial velocity.
- B.
  
  It has one-half its initial velocity.
- C.
  
  It comes to rest.
- D.
  
  It moves in the opposite direction.
11.

A ship with a mass of 4.50 x 10⁷ kg and a velocity of 2.30 m/s to the north collides with another ship whose mass is 2.30 x 10⁷ kg. If the speed of the second ship is 3.40 m/s to the south, what is the change in the kinetic energy after the two ships undergo a perfectly inelastic collision?
- A.
  
  0.38 m/s
- B.
  
  4.91 x 10^6 J
- C.
  
  -2.47 x 10^8 J
- D.
  
  2.52 x 10^8 J
12.

A ball of clay with a mass of 55 g and a speed of 1.5 m/s collides with a 55 g ball of clay that is at rest. What is the kinetic energy after the inelastic collision?
- A.
  
  0.03 J
- B.
  
  -0.03 J
- C.
  
  0.06 J
- D.
  
  0.75 m/s
13.

The hog-nosed bat is the smallest mammal on Earth: it is about the same size as a bumblebee and has an average mass of 2.0 g. Suppose a hog-nosed bat with this mass flies at 2.0 m/s when it detects a bug with a mass of 0.20 g flying directly toward it at 8.0 m/s. What is the velocity of the bug and the bat after the collision?
- A.
  
  .004 m/s
- B.
  
  0.0024 m/s
- C.
  
  2.55 m/s
- D.
  
  1.09 m/s
14.

The cheapest car ever commercially produced was the , which sold in 1922 in the United States for about $250. The car’s mass was only 111 kg. Suppose two of these cars are used in a stunt crash for an action film. If one car’s initial velocity is 9.00 m/s to the right and the other car’s velocity is 5.00 m/s to the left, what is the velocity of the cars after the collision?
- A.
  
  7 m/s
- B.
  
  4 m/s
- C.
  
  2 m/s
- D.
  
  14 m/s