Question

When an object collides with another object, the KE is converting to which type(s) of the following energies? (Consider when the two steel balls collided with the paper in between.)
TE & elastic

TE

TE, GE & elastic

TE & GE

Answer 1

Answer:

When two objects collide in an inelastic collision, some kinetic energy is converted to sound energy and heat.

Explanation:

Energy is always conserved, so the kinetic energy of objects which collide is conserved unless some of the energy was converted into another form during the collision.

( I never learned the acronyms TE, GE. So if either of those go for Sound, Energy, and Heat, then that's the answer.)