Curated OER
Phases of Matter
In this matter worksheet, learners calculate volume and partial pressure for gases, compare liquid and vapor phases, and review the characteristics properties of gases. This worksheet has 12 multiple choice and 3 problems to solve.
Curated OER
Cosmic Ray Momentum
Students describe how cosmic rays achieve high kinetic energy via conservation of momentum.
Curated OER
Energy Transformation
Students identify different kinds of energy such as heat energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, and magnetic energy. They investigate the concept of conservation of energy.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum & Collisions: Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe an elastic collision of two objects in one dimension, define internal kinetic energy, derive an expression for conservation of internal kinetic energy in a one-dimensional...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter explains what happens during a one-dimensional elastic collision, what internal kinetic energy is and how it can be expressed, and how to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Elastic Collisions Review
Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for elastic collisions, including how to predict objects' final velocities.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Collisions of Point Masses in Two Dimensions
By the end of this section, you will be able to discuss two-dimensional collisions as an extension of one-dimensional analysis, define point masses, derive an expression for conservation of momentum along the x-axis and y-axis, describe...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Energy and Momentum Conservation Level 2 (Elastic Collision)
Students will be given only the starting speeds of the two objects and that they will have an elastic collision. From this they must figure out the velocities of both cars after the collision.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Problems & Exercises
This is a list of 64 problems/exercises to solve covering the content in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Conceptual Questions
This page features 22 questions covering the major concepts in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Glossary
This is a glossary of the terms and definitions used in Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Collision Carts Activity 2
A virtual collision track with colliding or exploding carts allows students to explore elastic and inelastic collisions. They can vary the mass and velocities of the two carts. An accompanying activity sheet which focuses on elastic...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Collisions
[Free Registration/Login Required] This sim explains the concept of elastic and inelastic collision using two bumper cars. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [3:40]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elastic Collisions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students are asked to demonstrate and apply the law of conservation of momentum.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions: Car/truck Head on Collision Elastic
This animation below portrays the elastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Car Rear Ends Truck Elastic
This animation portrays the elastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Truck Rear Ends Car Elastic
This animation below portrays the elastic collision between a 3000-kg truck and a 1000-kg car. The before and after collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions: The Case of the Happy and Sad Balls
Young scholars improve their understanding of momentum conservation and learn that a recoiling object in an elastic collision will transfer more impulse than if it collided inelastically.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum/collisions:car/truck Head on Collision Inelastic
The animation below portrays the elastic collision between a 1000-kg car and a 3000-kg truck. The before- and after-collision velocities and momentum are shown in the data tables.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Are Elastic and Inelastic Collisions?
A page describing how collisions can be either elastic or inelastic. Also, learn about what's conserved and not conserved during elastic and inelastic collisions.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Momentum and Collisions: Collision Carts Activity 1
A virtual collision track with colliding or exploding carts allows students to explore elastic and inelastic collisions. They can vary the mass of the two carts and their pre-collision velocities. An accompanying activity sheet which...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Inelastic Collision Review
Review the key concepts and skills for inelastic collisions. Understand how to determine if a collision is elastic or inelastic.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Summary
This page features a summary of each section of Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.