Which of these statements correctly describes an elastic collision between two objects?
A)Neither momentum nor kinetic energy is conserved.
B)Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved.
C)Momentum is conserved, but kinetic energy is not.
D)Kinetic energy is conserved, but not momentum.

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In an elastic collision, both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved. This means that the total momentum and total kinetic energy of the system (the two objects involved in the collision) before the collision are equal to the total momentum and total kinetic energy after the collision.

Which of These Statements Correctly Describes an Elastic Collision Between