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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can someone help explain why hitting/catching a baseball are examples of elastic/inelastic collisions?

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

elastic - where energy is conserved inelastic - where some energy is lost

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i know what they mean

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

Elastic collision is a collision where the colliding objects bounce back without undergoing any deformation or heat generation. Inelastic collision is a collision where the colliding objects are distorted and heat is generated. http://www.differencebetween.net/science/difference-between-inelastic-and-elastic-collisions/

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

i believe its inelastic

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