Collision Virtual lab questions 4/19

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12 questions
Note from the author:
This is based on the Wendt collision virtual lab
Click here: or copy & paste the link below
https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/collision_en.htm
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Look at the chart on the last page. Fill in your answers for the AFTER COLLISION

COLLISION 1. The velocity for the RED wagon __________ and the velocity for the BLUE wagon __________.
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COLLISION 2. The velocity for the RED wagon __________ and the velocity for the BLUE wagon __________.
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COLLISION 3. The velocity for the RED wagon __________ and the velocity for the BLUE wagon __________.
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COLLISION 4. The velocity for the RED wagon __________ and the velocity for the BLUE wagon __________.
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COLLISION 5. The velocity for the RED wagon __________ and the velocity for the BLUE wagon __________.
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COLLISION 6.The velocity for the RED wagon __________ and the velocity for the BLUE wagon __________.
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COLLISION 7.The velocity for the RED wagon __________ and the velocity for the BLUE wagon __________.
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COLLISION 8. The velocity for the RED wagon __________ and the velocity for the BLUE wagon __________.
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COLLISION 9. The velocity for the RED wagon __________ and the velocity for the BLUE wagon __________.
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COLLISION 10. The velocity for the RED wagon __________ and the velocity for the BLUE wagon __________.

Use this link to answer the following questions about collisions:


https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Physics-Interactives/Momentum-and-Collisions/Collision-Carts/Collision-Carts-Interactive

Explore all three types of collisions. When you're ready, Click: explosion to answer the questions below.
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If the masses of the two objects are equal, then their post-explosion velocity will be __________ (assuming the system is initially at rest).
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If the masses of the two objects are unequal, then they will be set in motion by the explosion with __________