Question

Which of these situations would NOT qualify as a perfectly inelastic collision? A. A frog that jumps onto and sits on a lily pad.

B. A bowling ball that knocks pins out of its way as it rolls down a lane
C. A fish, swimming in one direction, that comes upon and swallows another fish swimming towards it
D. A piece of bubble gum that flies through the air and sticks to a golf ball at rest

Answer 1

Option (B)

Step-by-step explanation:

In a perfectly inelastic collision, the two bodies collide each other after the collision.

A. As the frog and the lily pad stick together so it is a perfectly inelastic collision.

B. The bowling ball and the pin do not stick together so it is not an example of perfectly inelastic collision.

C. A fish swallows the another, so it is a perfectly inelastic collision.

D. Bubble gum sticks to the golf ball so it is a perfectly inelastic collision.