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Name: ____________________ Momentum Lab Part 1 A: 100% Elastic Collisions Equal Masses 1. Click the “Intro” Portion of the Phet. Make sure the following are selected by clicking their check boxes: velocity, momentum, and More Data at the bottom of the screen. Make sure Elasticity is set to 100% 2. When you click more data, a dialogue box should open that shows each balls mass, position, velocity, and momentum. You will use this dialogue box to complete the following tables. 3. Adjust the masses and velocities of each ball to match the data for Trial 1 in the table below. Record the momentum from the dialogue box. To calculate Total Momentum add the momentum of the balls together. 4. After recording data for Before Collision, press the play button. Let the balls collide, then pause and complete the data for After Collision. Then, press the orange reset button on the bottom right of the screen, and repeat steps 1-4 for Trial 2. Trial 1 Before Collision Ball Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Momentum (kg*m/s) 1 1.5 kg 1.00 m/s 2 1.5 kg -0.5 m/s Total Trial 1 After Collision Ball Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Momentum (kg*m/s) 1 1.5 kg 2 1.5 kg Total Trial 2 Before Ball Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Momentum (kg*m/s) 1 3.0 kg 2.0 m/s 2 3.0 kg -1.00 m/s Total Trial 2 After Ball Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Momentum (kg*m/s) 1 3.0 kg 2 3.0 kg Total 1
Name: ____________________ Analysis Questions 1. How did the velocities of the balls change after the collisions? 2. How did the momentums of the balls change after the collisions? 3. What happened to the total momentum in Trial 1? What about in Trial 2? Part 1 B: 100% Elastic Collisions Unequal Masses 1. Click on the “Intro” Portion of the Phet. Make sure the following are selected by clicking their check boxes: velocity, momentum, and More Data at the bottom of the screen. 2. When you click more data, a dialogue box should open that shows each balls mass, position, velocity, and momentum. You will use this dialogue box to complete the following tables. 3. Adjust the masses and velocities of each ball to match the data for Trial 1 in the table below. Record the momentum from the dialogue box. To calculate Total Momentum add the momentum of the balls together. 4. After recording data for Before Collision, press the play button. Let the balls collide, then pause and complete the data for After Collision. Then, press the orange reset button on the bottom right of the screen, and repeat steps 1-4 for Trial 2. Trial 1 Before Collision Ball Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Momentum (kg*m/s) 1 0.5 kg 1.00 m/s 2 1.0 kg -1.00 m/s Total Trial 1 After Collision Ball Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Momentum (kg*m/s) 1 0.5 kg 2 1.0 kg Total Trial 2 Before Collision Ball Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Momentum (kg*m/s) 1 2.5 kg 2.00 m/s 2 3.0 kg -1.00 m/s Total Trial 2 After Collision Ball Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Momentum (kg*m/s) 1 2.5 kg 2 3.0 kg Total 2
Name: ____________________ Analysis Questions 1. How did the velocities of the balls change after the collisions? 2. How did the momentums of the balls change after the collisions? 3. What happened to the total momentum in Trial 1? What about in Trial 2? 4. Describe the motion of the balls before and after the collisions in each simulation. 5. All of the collisions were 100% Elastic. Based on your answer to number 4, what is an elastic collision? 6. Does this simulation follow the Law of Conservation of Momentum? Why or Why not? Part 2: Inelastic Collisions 1. Create 3 more distinct scenarios in the Intro Phet including one totally inelastic collision (0% elasticity). 2. Complete the data tables below as you do each of the scenarios. 3. Predict whether each scenario will follow the Law of Conservation of Momentum. Use your data to determine whether your prediction was supported or unsupported. Scenario 1 Elasticity: 0% Follows Law of Conservation of Momentum? Yes or No Scenario 1 Before Collision Ball Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Momentum (kg*m/s) 1 2 Total Scenario 1 After Collision Ball Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Momentum (kg*m/s) 1 2 Total 3
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