Kinetic energy in collisions: KE is conserved in elastic collisions but reduced in inelastic collisions; it is never increased in a collision.
How to apply it: Compare initial and final KE to classify a collision as elastic, inelastic, or perfectly inelastic.
Course: AP Physics 1 · Unit: Momentum
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