Experiments
Here are experiments our science specialists have selected to support this IB* topic.
Momentum, Energy, and Collisions
Experiment #18 from Physics with Vernier
- Observe collisions between two carts, testing for the conservation of momentum.
- Measure energy changes during different types of collisions.
- Classify collisions as elastic, inelastic, or completely inelastic.
- Educational Standard
- International Baccalaureate (IB) 2025
- Subject
- Physics
- Theme
- A Space, time and motion
- Topic
- A.2 Forces and momentum
- Level
- Standard level and higher level
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