Conservation of Momentum Unit Test
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Which series of steps describes how to demonstrate conservation of momentum in a system of two moving particles that collide?(1 point)
Determine the momentums of one of the particles before and after the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the other particle before and after collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are zero.
Determine the momentums of the two particles before the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the two particles after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are zero.
Determine the momentums of one of the particles before and after the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the other particle before and after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are the same.
Determine the momentums of the two particles before the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the two particles after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are the same.
D is the answer
Well, demonstrating conservation of momentum is serious business, but let's try to have some fun with it anyway. The correct series of steps is option C: Determine the momentums of one of the particles before and after the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the other particle before and after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are the same. Because after all, in a conserving universe, what goes in and what goes out should be the same!
The correct series of steps to demonstrate conservation of momentum in a system of two moving particles that collide is:
Determine the momentums of the two particles before the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the two particles after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are the same.
The correct answer is:
Determine the momentums of the two particles before the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the two particles after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are the same.
To demonstrate conservation of momentum in a system of two moving particles that collide, you need to follow these steps:
1. Determine the momentums of the two particles before the collision. Momentum is the product of an object's mass and velocity. Calculate the momentum of each particle by multiplying its mass by its velocity.
2. Add the momentums of the two particles before the collision together.
3. Determine the momentums of the two particles after the collision using the same method as step 1.
4. Add the momentums of the two particles after the collision together.
5. Verify that both sums from steps 2 and 4 are the same. Conservation of momentum states that the total momentum of a system remains constant before and after a collision. Therefore, if the sums are the same, you have demonstrated conservation of momentum in the system.