Run Momentum Momentum Momentum Momentum Total Total Ratio of Number of blue cart of gray cart of blue cart of gray cart momentum momentum total before before after after before after momentum collision collision collision collision collision collision after/before (kg*m/s) (kg*m/s) (kg*m/s) (kg*m/s) (kg*m/s) (kg*m/s) 1 2 3 4 5 Run KE of blue KE of gray KE of blue KE of gray Total KE Total KE Ratio of Number cart before cart before cart after cart after before after total KE collision collision collision collision collision collision after/before (J) (J) (J) (J) (J) (J) 1 2 3 4 5 ANALYSIS 1. Determine the momentum (mv) of each cart before the collision, after the collision, and the total momentum before and after the collision. Calculate the ratio of the total momentum after the collision to the total momentum before the collision. Enter the values in your data table. Show an example calculation here. 2. Determine the kinetic energy (½ mv2) for each cart before and after the collision. Calculate the ratio of the total kinetic energy after the collision to the total kinetic energy before the collision. Enter the values in your data table. Show an example calculation here. 3. If the total momentum for a system is the same before and after the collision, we say that momentum is conserved. If momentum were conserved, what would be the ratio of the total momentum after the collision to the total momentum before the collision? Explain.
Run Number Momentum of blue cart before collision (kg*m/s) Momentum of gray cart before collision (kg*m/s) Momentum of blue cart after collision (kg*m/s) Momentum of gray cart after collision (kg*m/s) Total momentum before collision (kg*m/s) Total momentum after collision (kg*m/s) Ratio of total momentum after/before 1 2 3 4 5 Run Number KE of blue cart before collision (J) KE of gray cart before collision (J) KE of blue cart after collision (J) KE of gray cart after collision (J) Total KE before collision (J) Total KE after collision (J) Ratio of total KE after/before 1 2 3 4 5 ANALYSIS 1. Determine the momentum (mv) of each cart before the collision, after the collision, and the total momentum before and after the collision. Calculate the ratio of the total momentum after the collision to the total momentum before the collision. Enter the values in your data table. Show an example calculation here. 2. Determine the kinetic energy (½ mv2) for each cart before and after the collision. Calculate the ratio of the total kinetic energy after the collision to the total kinetic energy before the collision. Enter the values in your data table. Show an example calculation here. 3. If the total momentum for a system is the same before and after the collision, we say that momentum is conserved. If momentum were conserved, what would be the ratio of the total momentum after the collision to the total momentum before the collision? Explain.
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