Momentum, Energy, and Collisions (MBL) Pre-lab Assignment

Your name: _____________________

Print this page, record your answers on it, and show it to your lab TF at the start of your lab session. In the experiment you will analyze several 1-D collisions to see whether momentum and/or kinetic energy are conserved. We'll analyze three simulated collisions here using the same methods.

Collision	Initial momentum of red cart	Final momentum of blue cart	Final momentum of red cart	Total initial momentum	Total final momentum	Ratio of total final/total initial
1	______	______	______	______	______	______
2	______	______	______	______	______	______
3	______	______	______	______	______	______

Is momentum conserved in these collisions? Justify your answer.

Collision Initial K of blue cart Initial K of red cart Final K of blue cart Final K of red cart Total initial K Total final K Ratio of total final/total initial

1 0 ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

2 0 ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

3 0 ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

Is kinetic energy conserved in these collisions? Justify your answer.

Classify each of these collisions according to the definitions given in the lab write-up.

Collision 1: Super-elastic Elastic Inelastic Completely inelastic

Collision 2: Super-elastic Elastic Inelastic Completely inelastic

Collision 3: Super-elastic Elastic Inelastic Completely inelastic

Collision 1:	Super-elastic	Elastic	Inelastic	Completely inelastic
Collision 2:	Super-elastic	Elastic	Inelastic	Completely inelastic
Collision 3:	Super-elastic	Elastic	Inelastic	Completely inelastic