In an INELASTIC Collision Between Two Objects

question 8

Multiple Choice

In an INELASTIC collision between two objects

• A) the momentum of each object is conserved.
• B) the kinetic energy of each object is conserved.
• C) the momentum of the system is conserved but the kinetic energy of the system is not conserved.
• D) both the momentum and the kinetic energy of the system are conserved.
• E) the kinetic energy of the system is conserved, but the momentum of the system is not conserved.

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