Inelastic Collision(General Knowledge > General Science ) Questions and Answers
Question 1. In an inelastic collision, which of the following does not remain conserved?
kinetic energy
Momentum
Total energy
Neither momentum nor kinetic energy
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Momentum
Question 2. Inelastic collisions are those in which internal changes in energy take place within an atom or a molecule at the expenses of total kinetic energy of the colliding particle
Attachment
Ionization
Excitation
All of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> All of these
Question 3. Two objects, one of mass 3 kg moving with a speed of 2 m/s and the other of mass 5 kg and speed of 2 m/s, move toward each other and collide head-on
0.25 m/s
0.5 m/s
0.75 m/s
1 m/s
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> 0.5 m/s
Question 4. Collisions can be ____________or ___________
fast or slow
far or near
elastic or inelastic
none of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> elastic or inelastic
Question 5. In a perfectly Inelastic Collision, kinetic energy
totally disappears
is increased
is decreased
is unchanged
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> totally disappears
Question 6. If the total kinetic energy and momentum of a system becomes zero after collision, then the collision is
elastic
Inelastic
conserved
Not conserved
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Inelastic
Question 7. When after collision the deformation is not relived and the two bodies move together after the collision, it is called
elastic collision
perfectly inelastic collision
inelastic collision
perfectly elastic collision
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> perfectly inelastic collision
Question 8. A particle of mass m moving in the x direction with speed 2v is hit by another particle of mass 2m moving in the y direction with speed v
44%
50%
56%
62%
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> 56%
Question 9. Which one of the following statements is true?
Total kinetic energy is conserved in elastic collisions but momentum is not conserved in elastic collisions
Momentum is conserved in elastic collisions but not in inelastic collisions
Total kinetic energy is not conserved but momentum is conserved in inelastic collisions
Kinetic energy and momentum both are conserved in all types of collisions
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Total kinetic energy is not conserved but momentum is conserved in inelastic collisions
Question 10. The coefficient of restitution e for a perfectly inelastic collision is