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provide some examples of elastic or inelastic collisions in everyday life. Describe the degree to which the collisions are elastic/inelastic. Use examples and observations to support your assessment. An inelastic collision is when total kinetic energy is not conserved. ( Elastic Collision , n.d.) I was thinking about when I dropped an egg the other day, and it didn’t bounce. When the egg hits the floor the shell of the egg deforms and the egg absorbs the kinetic energy from the fall. The loss of kinetic energy due to deformation causes the egg's kinetic energy to decrease, and the egg comes to a stop. The egg’s velocity after impact is zero. Because there is a loss of kinetic energy during the collision due to the deformation of the egg, this is considered an inelastic collision. However, if the egg were dropped on a soft surface like a mattress, it would be an elastic collision. This is because the matress can absorb the impact of the egg and spring back to its original shape, returning the kinetic energy that the egg had before the fall. The kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy that is stored temporarily in the mattress. After the displacement reaches its maximum, the mattress will regain its shape, converting the potential energy back into kinetic energy that launches the egg upward from the mattress. References: Elastic Collision . (n.d.). Www.physicsclassroom.com. https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/momentum/trece.cfm

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