Identify the type of collision in each case and give one brief reason for your choice
PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Linear Momentum · Linear Momentum
Problem
Identify the type of collision in each case and give one brief reason for your choice.
(a) A rubber ball strikes a marble floor and rebounds with the same speed it had just before impact.
(b) Two lumps of soft clay moving towards each other collide and move together as a single mass.