A small toy school bus rear-ends a big toy school bus initially at rest. The big

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A small toy school bus rear-ends a big toy school bus initially at rest. The bigger bus is several times heavier than the smaller one. Which of the following statements are true if the collision is elastic? True False Maybe The two busses continue together at the same speed.

True False Maybe Mechanical energy is conserved.
True False Maybe The small bus exerts the same amount of force on the big bus as vice versa.
True False Maybe Momentum is conserved.
True False Maybe The small bus will go backwards.

True/False/Maybe

Explanation / Answer

a) False

b) True

c) True

d) True

e) True

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