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Date May 2023 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 23M.1.SL.TZ1.10
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
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23M.1.SL.TZ1.10

A tennis ball is dropped from rest from a height. It hits the ground and bounces back to a lower height. Air resistance is negligible.

What is correct about the collision of the tennis ball with the ground?


A.  Elastic because momentum of the system is conserved

B.  Elastic because the kinetic energy of the system is conserved

C.  Inelastic because momentum of the system is not conserved

D.  Inelastic because the kinetic energy of the system is not conserved

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