Energy and Momentum: On a horizontal frictionless air table, a puck runs into an ideal horizontal spring that is fastened to the table. The puck compresses the spring by 15 cm before coming to rest. During the compression process, which quantities are conserved?
A. only the momentum of the puck
B. only the kinetic energy of the puck
C. only the mechanical energy (kinetic plus potential) of the puck
D. the momentum and the mechanical energy of the puck
E. the momentum and the kinetic energy of the puck
Answer: C
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