Collision Cart Lab

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Perform the following collisions and record your results:

Before After

Slow Stopped

Elastic ???

(Bounce)
v = ______m/s v = ______m/s v=______m/s v = ______m/s
Left Cart

mleft = ________ kg Momentum (P) = mass x velocity

Right Cart Pleft initial = _________ Pleft final= __________
Pright initial = __________ Pright final = ___________
mright = ________ kg

Total
PTotal initial = __________ PTotal final = __________
1. What was the change in momentum of the left cart? __________________
2. What was the change in momentum of the right cart? __________________
3. Was momentum conserved in this collision? How do you know?
Before After

Slow

Fast ??? ???

Elastic
(Bounce)
v = ______m/s v =______m/s v = _____m/s v = ______m/s

Left Cart Momentum (P) = mass x velocity

Pleft initial = ___ Pleft final= ____
mleft = ________ kg Pright initial = ___ Pright final = ___
Right Cart

mright = ________ kg

Total PTotal final = _________

PTotal initial = __________

4. What was the change in momentum of the left cart? __________________
5. What was the change in momentum of the right cart? __________________
6. Was momentum conserved in this collision? How do you know?

Before After

Fast

Inelastic Medium ??? ???

(Stick)

v = ______m/s v=______m/s v = ______m/s v = ______m/s

Left Cart
Momentum (P) = mass x velocity
mleft = ________ Pleft initial = ___ Pleft final= ____
Right Cart Pright initial = ___ Pright final = ___
!
mright = ________

Total
PTotal initial = __________ PTotal final = __________

7. What was the change in momentum of the left cart? __________________

8. What was the change in momentum of the right cart? __________________
9. Was momentum conserved in this collision? How do you know?

Before After

Stopped

Inelastic Fast ??? ???

v = ______m/s
(Stick)
v = ______m/s v = ______m/s v = ______m/s
Left Cart Momentum (P) = mass x velocity
Pleft initial = ___ Pleft final= ____
mleft = ________ kg Pright initial = ___ Pright final = ___
Right Cart

mright = ________ kg

Total
PTotal initial = __________ PTotal final = __________

10. What was the change in momentum of the left cart? __________________

11. What was the change in momentum of the right cart? __________________
12. Was momentum conserved in this collision? How do you know?

Before After
Stopped

Explosion ??? ???

v = ______m/s
v = ______m/s v = ______m/s
Left Cart Momentum (P) = mass x velocity
Pleft initial = ___ Pleft final= ____
mleft = ________ kg Pright initial = ___ Pright final = ___
Right Cart

mright = ________ kg

Total
PTotal initial = __________ PTotal final = _________

13. What was the change in momentum of the left cart? __________________
14. What was the change in momentum of the right cart? __________________
15 Was momentum conserved in this explosion? How do you know?
Before After
Slow

Moving ??? ???

Explosion
v = ______m/s v = ______m/s v = ______m/s

Left Cart Momentum (P) = mass x velocity

Pleft initial = ___ Pleft final= ____
mleft = ________ kg Pright initial = ___ Pright final = ___
Right Cart

mright = ________ kg

Total
PTotal initial = __________ PTotal final = __________

16. What was the change in momentum of the left cart? __________________
17. What was the change in momentum of the right cart? __________________
18. Was momentum conserved in this explosion? How do you know?