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| Term applied to a physical quantity, such as momentum, energy, or electric charge, that remains unchanged during interactions |
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| Collision in which colliding objects rebound without lasting deformation or heat generation |
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| Product of force and time interval during which the force acts. Impulse equals momentum change |
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| A collision in which the colliding objects become tangled or coupled together, distorted and/or generate heat during the collision |
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| law of conservation of momentum |
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| In the absence of a net external force, the momentum of an object or system of objects is unchanged |
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| The product of the mass and the velocity of an object (provided the speed is much less than the speed of light). Has magnitude and direction (a vector quantity). Also called linear momentum |
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| Rate at which work is done or energy is transformed, equal to the work done or energy transformed divided by time; measured in watts |
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