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Tennis Ball Colliding with a Wall

A tennis ball moving at 95 feet per second, or 28.95 meters per second collides with a cinderblock wall. During the collision, the tennis ball compresses. In this type of Collison momentum is conserved. The tennis ball was launched from an air cannon as is commonly used to practice tennis.

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A tennis ball moving at 95 feet per second, or 28.95 meters per second collides with a cinderblock wall. During the collision, the tennis ball compresses. In this type of Collison momentum is conserved. The tennis ball was launched from an air cannon as is commonly used to practice tennis.