With our consensus model updated, we revisited what we've figured out in terms of cause-effect relationships!
1. Increasing the speed or mass of an object in a collision increases the amount of kinetic energy in the system.
2. If there is more KE in a system, then the peak forces will be higher.
3. And if there are higher peak forces, there will be more deformation in the objects, and potentially more damage!
We are honing in on our understanding of how to represent this, by taking some guided notes with free-body diagrams!
1. Increasing the speed or mass of an object in a collision increases the amount of kinetic energy in the system.
2. If there is more KE in a system, then the peak forces will be higher.
3. And if there are higher peak forces, there will be more deformation in the objects, and potentially more damage!
We are honing in on our understanding of how to represent this, by taking some guided notes with free-body diagrams!