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a tennis ball is dropped from 1.0 m, bounces off the ground, and rises to 0.85 m. what kind of collision occurred between the ball and the ground?

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Answer:

Inelastic collision

Step-by-step explanation:

In the question, it states that when the ball bounced off the ground, it lost 0.15m. This means that it yielded some kinetic energy. Which is an inelastic collision.

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