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What is conserved in an elastic collision?

A

Total momentum and kinetic energy

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What is conserved in an inelastic collision?

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Total momentum. NOT KE, energy was converted to other forms: heat (mostly) and sound

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What is the term for when objects stick together after they collide?

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Perfectly inelastic

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