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This web page features an animated image and a discussion of momentum conservation. The animated gif shows an inelastic head-on collision between a car and a truck, with information about initial and final momentum. Links are provided to tutorials in The Physics Classroom about momentum, energy, and conservation laws.
This is part of The Physics Classroom. This web site also includes interactive tools to help students with concepts and problem solving, worksheets for student assignments, and recommendations for simple introductory laboratories.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=10258">Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Car and Truck in Head-on Collision, Inelastic Collision. November 1, 2008.</a>
AIP Format
T. Henderson, (1996), WWW Document, (https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/momentum/cthoi.cfm).
AJP/PRST-PER
T. Henderson, The Physics Classroom: Car and Truck in Head-on Collision, Inelastic Collision (1996), <https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/momentum/cthoi.cfm>.
APA Format
Henderson, T. (2008, November 1). The Physics Classroom: Car and Truck in Head-on Collision, Inelastic Collision. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/momentum/cthoi.cfm
Chicago Format
Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Car and Truck in Head-on Collision, Inelastic Collision. November 1, 2008. https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/momentum/cthoi.cfm (accessed 1 May 2025).
MLA Format
Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Car and Truck in Head-on Collision, Inelastic Collision. 1996. 1 Nov. 2008. 1 May 2025 <https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/momentum/cthoi.cfm>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{
Author = "Tom Henderson",
Title = {The Physics Classroom: Car and Truck in Head-on Collision, Inelastic Collision},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {November 1, 2008},
Year = {1996}
}
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%A Tom Henderson %T The Physics Classroom: Car and Truck in Head-on Collision, Inelastic Collision %D November 1, 2008 %U https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/momentum/cthoi.cfm %O text/html
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%0 Electronic Source %A Henderson, Tom %D November 1, 2008 %T The Physics Classroom: Car and Truck in Head-on Collision, Inelastic Collision %V 2025 %N 1 May 2025 %8 November 1, 2008 %9 text/html %U https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/momentum/cthoi.cfm Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
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