Students will need to determine the amount of KE lost in a perfectly inelastic collision.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive tutorial students are asked to demonstrate and apply the laws of conservation of momentum.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This sim explains the concept of elastic and inelastic collision using two bumper cars. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [3:40]

Students improve their understanding of momentum conservation and learn that a recoiling object in an elastic collision will transfer more impulse than if it collided inelastically.

This lesson introduces the concept of perfectly inelastic collisions.

This lesson provides the learner with example problems on determining the momentum or velocity of objects after they have undergone an inelastic collision.

This lesson introduces the concept of inelastic collisions.

This lesson demonstrates how to find the momentum of objects after they have undergone a perfectly inelastic collision.

This lesson demonstrates how to find the velocity of objects after they have undergone a perfectly inelastic collision.

This animation portrays the inelastic collision between a very massive diesel and a less massive flatcar. After the collision, both move together with the same velocity. Students can figure out the after-collision velocity of the two...

This animation below portrays the inelastic collision between two 1000-kg cars. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.

This animation portrays the inelastic collision between a very massive fish and a less massive fish. What is the after-collision velocity of the two fish?

This lesson explains why conservation of momentum can be applied to inelastic collisions.

This lesson explains why conservation of momentum can be applied to perfectly inelastic collisions.

This lesson provides the learner with example problems on determining the momentum or velocity of objects after they have undergone a perfectly inelastic collision.

A virtual collision track with colliding or exploding carts allows students to explore elastic and inelastic collisions. They can vary the mass of the two carts and their pre-collision velocities. An accompanying activity sheet which...

A virtual collision track with colliding or exploding carts allows students to explore elastic and inelastic collisions. They can vary the mass and velocities of the two carts. An accompanying activity sheet which focuses on elastic...

This animation portrays the inelastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in data tables.

This animation below portrays the inelastic collision between a 3000-kg truck and a 1000-kg car. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.

This animation portrays the inelastic collision between a very massive fish and a less massive fish. What is the after-collision velocity of the two fish?

This is a list of 64 problems/exercises to solve covering the content in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.

This page features 22 questions covering the major concepts in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.

This is a glossary of the terms and definitions used in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.

In this interactive activity adapted from Wake Forest University, students will observe the effect of mass on velocity and momentum in elastic and inelastic collisions. Includes background reading, a student handout, and discussion...