Pool Tables Individual Reflection

Create an INDIVIDUAL  lab report that answers the question: Was momentum mostly conserved in your data analysis?  Include EVIDENCE AND SKETCHES to back up your claim.

Did you have an mostly elastic or mostly non-elastic bumper?  How do you know?

What was the difference between the bumper collision, the 1-d collision, and the 2-d collision on the table in terms of momentum conservation.

Write a conclusion that indicates pictures and explanations of the following: 

• inelastic collisions, 
• elastic collisions
• impulse in a vehicle collision
• one-dimensional momentum
• two-dimensional momentum
• the law of conservation of momentum

Finally, explain why we use pool tables to discuss momentum, and other systems that would work equally as well.