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the energy transfers from the moving thing to the stand still. The energy balance depends on whether the collision is elastic or not. If the objects involved are all elastic, ie not deformed permanently, there is no loss of energy. The easiest visualization is of a snooker or pool table, where the balls are elastic, the velocities before and after the collision are entirely predictable. However if the objects are deformed, energy is absorbed. A good case is cars colliding where they are designed to crumple to an extent, this makes the subsequent behaviour more difficult to calculate.
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What happens when an object that cannot be stopped collides with and object that cannot be moved?
You mean what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Well... that is a paradox. In a world where there is an unstoppable force, by definition, there cannot be an immovable object, and vice versa. And let's just say there were such things. When the collide, there will be an infinite transfer of energy. The unstoppable force will have infinite momentum and the immovable object will have infinite inertia. And when they collide, because according to the law of conservation of energy, energy is never created or destroyed, the energy will be constantly exchanged among the two hypothetical objects.
When two cueballs collide what happens to the momentum?
Nothing. Momentum is a conserved quantity.
What happens when 2 objects collide and have different masses?
it depends what two elements are colliding
What happens to all the momentum when two billiard balls collide.?
The momentum stays the same.
What transfer of energy naturally occurs between objects?
If two objects of different temperature are brought into contact, internal energy is transferred via heat. If two objects collide, kinetic energy is transferred between them.
What happens when two balls collide?
When two balls collide, energy is transferred into sound and deformation, but momentum remains the same. The mass times velocity of the balls is constant.
What is the interpretation of sound in sound engineering?
it is when two things collide and that is what causes interpretation energy
What happens when photons collide?
when two photons collide:- 1.a new photon gets formed 2.its direction will be different from that of the two photons. 3.the energy of the photon will remain the same
What happens when two land plates collide?
An earthquake happens.
What happens if tornado's collide?
If two Tornadoes collide, two things could happen. One, they could whipeout or destroy each other (in other words, stop turning.) Two, they could from an even more destructive torndoes by forming together.
What happens when two continental places collide?
mountains are formed
What forms or happens when two continental plates collide?
mountains
What happens when two contients collide?
Earthquakes and mountain building.
What happens when two suns collide?
a big explosion occors
What happens when an object that cannot be stopped collides with and object that cannot be moved?
You mean what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Well... that is a paradox. In a world where there is an unstoppable force, by definition, there cannot be an immovable object, and vice versa. And let's just say there were such things. When the collide, there will be an infinite transfer of energy. The unstoppable force will have infinite momentum and the immovable object will have infinite inertia. And when they collide, because according to the law of conservation of energy, energy is never created or destroyed, the energy will be constantly exchanged among the two hypothetical objects.
What is the meaning of collide?
Collide means to put two things together as in a car crash. A collision
What happens if two plates collide at a destructive plate boundary?
an earthquake
