Center of Mass and Collisions
Students explore the concept of the center of mass and its behavior during collisions and explosions.
Key Questions
- Explain why the center of mass of a system remains constant in the absence of external forces.
- Analyze how the center of mass concept simplifies the analysis of complex multi-body collisions.
- Predict the motion of the center of mass for a system undergoing an internal explosion.
Common Core State Standards
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