Author Question: A skater is using very low-friction rollerblades. A friend throws a Frisbee at her, on the straight ... (Read 42 times)

james0929 · **on:** Jul 28, 2018

A skater is using very low-friction rollerblades. A friend throws a Frisbee at her, on the straight line along which she is coasting. Describe the following event as an elastic, an inelastic, or a perfectly inelastic collision between the skater and the Frisbee. She catches the Frisbee and immediately throws it back with the same speed (relative to the ground) to her friend.
1.elastic
2.inelastic
3.perfectly inelastic

Question 2

A skater is using very low-friction rollerblades. A friend throws a Frisbee at her, on the straight line along which she is coasting. Describe the following event as an elastic, an inelastic, or a perfectly inelastic collision between the skater and the Frisbee. She tries to catch the Frisbee, but it bounces off her hands and falls to the ground in front of her.
1.elastic
2.inelastic
3.perfectly inelastic