Question
SLPaper 1A
An inelastic collision occurs between two bodies in the absence of external forces.
What must be true about the total momentum of the two bodies and the total kinetic energy of the two bodies during this interaction?
A
Only momentum is conserved.
B
Only kinetic energy is conserved.
C
Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved.
D
Neither momentum nor kinetic energy are conserved.