In which of the following collisions would you expect the kinetic energy to be conserved?   A. A bullet passes through a block of wood.B. Two bull elk charge each other and lock horns.C. Two asteroids collide by a glancing blow, but do not actually hit each other, their only interaction being through gravity.D. Two cars with springlike bumpers collide at fairly low speeds.

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In which of the following collisions would you expect the kinetic energy to be conserved?

 

A. A bullet passes through a block of wood.
B. Two bull elk charge each other and lock horns.
C. Two asteroids collide by a glancing blow, but do not actually hit each other, their only interaction being through gravity.
D. Two cars with springlike bumpers collide at fairly low speeds.
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