Physics A-Level
Collision analysis
What Collision analysis means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Collision analysis
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Reference: OCR
Masses and velocities before and after are measured so that total momentum can be calculated and conservation tested.
Topics that use Collision analysis
- Linear motion (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acceleration due to gravity
- Braking distance
- Conservation of momentum
- Constant acceleration equations
- Free fall in a uniform gravitational field
- Reaction time
- Sign conventions and units
- Stopping distance
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