In an elastic collision between a moving 10-kg mass and a stationary 10-kg mass half the momentum is transferred to the stationary mass. In this situation the total kinetic energy after the collision is less than it was before the collision. Where did the kinetic energy go?
A) The kinetic energy was destroyed during the collision.
B) Some of the kinetic energy was turned into momentum during the collision.
C) Some of the kinetic energy was turned into heat or used to deform the masses.
D) Some of the kinetic energy was turned into potential energy during the collision.
