Wednesday, May 13, 2015

elastic vs inelastic

inelastic collisions is when the object sticks together.
elastic collisions is when the object bounces off.
an elastic collision i saw in my daily life is  is a ball bouncing.
and an inelastic collision i saw in my daily life is a car crash
when the cars stick together

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

phase changes

i saw a ice cube melting it is a phase change
because it changes from solid to liquid.
its transition is called melting. heat energy
was added thats why it melted.

Monday, May 4, 2015

too hot too cold

metal is a conductor
light is radiation
plastic is a conductor
they heat up at different rates because their different materials