A girl is standing still in the middle of a baseball field. The girl catches the baseball and begins to move in the same direction as the thrown ball. What type of collision is being described?

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A girl is standing still in the middle of a baseball field. The girl catches the baseball and begins to move in the same direction as the thrown ball. What type of collision is being described?

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Inelastic, because the ball 'glued' to the girl, so she has the same quantity of movement as the ball

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inelastic, since the girl moves in the same direction as the thrown ball

Errin answered Jun 12, 2018

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