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Collision Lab Worksheet Guide

The document is a worksheet for exploring collisions using a simulation tool from PhET. It includes sections for recording data on elastic and inelastic collisions in both 1D and 2D scenarios, with tables for initial and final velocities, momentum, and kinetic energy. Users are encouraged to experiment with different elasticity values and fill in their observations.

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Collision Lab Worksheet Guide

The document is a worksheet for exploring collisions using a simulation tool from PhET. It includes sections for recording data on elastic and inelastic collisions in both 1D and 2D scenarios, with tables for initial and final velocities, momentum, and kinetic energy. Users are encouraged to experiment with different elasticity values and fill in their observations.

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Exploring Collisions Worksheet


Open https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/collision-lab/latest/collision-lab_all.html
Choose “explore 1D”. Hit “More Data” to see the balls’ velocities. Set the conditions and fill the table. What do you notice?

Elasticity: 100% elastic


Ball Mass Initial Velocity Final Velocity Initial Momentum Initial Kinetic Final Momentum Final Kinetic
(kg) (m/s) (m/s) (kgm/s) Energy (J) (kgm/s) Energy (J)
1 3.00 -2.00
2 3.00 0.50
Total

Elasticity: 50% elastic


Ball Mass Initial Velocity Final Velocity Initial Momentum Initial Kinetic Final Momentum Final Kinetic
(kg) (m/s) (m/s) (kgm/s) Energy (J) (kgm/s) Energy (J)
1 2.00 -0.20
2 1.00 3.00
Total

Elasticity: 0% elastic
Ball Mass Initial Velocity Final Velocity Initial Momentum Initial Kinetic Final Momentum Final Kinetic
(kg) (m/s) (m/s) (kgm/s) Energy (J) (kgm/s) Energy (J)
1 1.50 -0.50
2 2.50 2.50
Total

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Now, choose “explore 2D”. Elasticity: 80% elastic
BEFORE COLLISION
Ball Mass Position 𝑥 Position 𝑦 Velocity 𝑣𝑥 Velocity 𝑣𝑦 Momentum 𝑝𝑥 Momentum 𝑝𝑦 Kinetic Energy (J)
(kg) (m) (m) (m/s) (m/s) (kgm/s) (kgm/s)
1 0.50 -1.50 0.50 1.06 -0.27
2 1.50 1.30 0.50 -0.66 -0.13
Total

AFTER COLLISION
Ball Mass Position 𝑥 Position 𝑦 Velocity 𝑣𝑥 Velocity 𝑣𝑦 Momentum 𝑝𝑥 Momentum 𝑝𝑦 Kinetic Energy (J)
(kg) (m) (m) (m/s) (m/s) (kgm/s) (kgm/s)
1 0.50
2 1.50
Total

Try your own scenario! Elasticity: ____% elastic


BEFORE COLLISION
Ball Mass Position 𝑥 Position 𝑦 Velocity 𝑣𝑥 Velocity 𝑣𝑦 Momentum 𝑝𝑥 Momentum 𝑝𝑦 Kinetic Energy (J)
(kg) (m) (m) (m/s) (m/s) (kgm/s) (kgm/s)
1
2
Total

AFTER COLLISION
Ball Mass Position 𝑥 Position 𝑦 Velocity 𝑣𝑥 Velocity 𝑣𝑦 Momentum 𝑝𝑥 Momentum 𝑝𝑦 Kinetic Energy (J)
(kg) (m) (m) (m/s) (m/s) (kgm/s) (kgm/s)
1
2
Total

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