Question 2

In the lab activity on two-dimensional collisions, which one of the following was NOT essential to check, adjust or measure, or to assume, in order to test the degree to which momentum and energy were conserved in the collision?

• A.     The height of the pedestal with respect to the track (adjust)
• B.     The lateral position of the pedestal with respect to the track (adjust)
• C.     The levelness of the bottom portion of the track (assume)
• D.     The masses of the target and projectile when not alike (measure)
• E.     None of the above choices is correct

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