Collision Videos Activity

Part 1: Watch each of the 5 videos posted in Schoology. Draw schematic diagrams of the

collision.

Diagrams should show the objects involved in the collision, both before and after. Masses and

velocities should be labeled when possible. Unknown velocities should be represented with an

arrow pointing in the correct direction, with the length of the arrow representing the relative

speed. So a longer arrow means a higher speed.

1. Video 1 Diagram with labels:

a. Type of collision: elastic

b. Is momentum conserved? YES NO

c. Should Kinetic Energy conserved? YES NO

2. Video 2 Diagram with labels:

DO

DO
m2=.270kg
m1=.515kg m2=.270kg m1=.513kg

elastic

a. Type of collision:

b. Is momentum conserved? YES NO

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c. Should Kinetic Energy conserved? YES NO

3. Video 3 Diagram with labels:

S
t J 5 T
513 270 270

d. Type of collision:

o
e. Is momentum conserved? YES NO
f. Should Kinetic Energy conserved? YES

4. Video 4 Diagram with labels:

o
NO

a. Type of collision:
b. Is momentum conserved? YES NO
c. Should Kinetic Energy conserved? YES NO

5. Video 5 Diagram with labels:

a. Type of collision:
b. Is momentum conserved? YES NO
c. Should Kinetic Energy conserved? YES NO
Part 2a: Each person at your table should choose 1 video and analyze it in Vernier Video to determine the velocities of both carts
before and both carts after the collision. Share data with your table group. We will use this data next class in an activity.
Note: Use “Add Objects” in Vernier to create a velocity graph for the second cart. Save your Vernier data in case you have errors and
need to re-analyze.

Video Car 1 Mass Car 1 Velocity Car 1 Car 2 Mass Car 2 Velocity Car 2 Total Momentum
(kg) (m/s) Momentum (kg) (m/s) Momentum Car 1 + Car 2
(kg m/s) (kg m/s) (kg m/s)

1 Before

After

2 Before

After

3 Before

After

4 Before

After

5 Before

After
Part 2b. Which video were you responsible for analyzing? 1 2 3 4 5
Provide a screenshot of your Vernier Video graph showing the X-velocity of Cart 1 vs the X-velocity of Cart 2:

Show the calculations using your video data that you used to fill out the data table for your video.