Question

A hockey pick sliding along a frictional surface strikes a box at rest, after the collision the two objects stick together and move at the same final speed. Which of the following describes the change in momentum and energy of the puck during the collision?
a. puck loses some but not all of its original momentum.
b. one cannot determine
c. puck conserves original momentum, but loses all mechanical energy
d. puck loses some momentum but conserves mechanical energy
e. puck loses conserves all momentum and mechanical energy
f. conserves momentum but loses some mechanical energy

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Option a is correct  

If puck and pick constitute a system then the momentum of the system is conserved but not this may not be valid for the puck .

Option e is correct

If puck and pick is the system then momentum is conserved but because of the presence of friction, mechanical energy is not conserved.

Friction will cause the energy to dissipate in heat.