Question

Collisions
Choose one • 5 points

The helicopter was deformed and destroyed in the _____ collision.


elastic

inelastic

potential

kinetic
Best answer
GPT-4o mini
The best answer is **inelastic**.

In an inelastic collision, objects stick together or deform, and kinetic energy is not conserved. In this context, the destruction of the helicopter suggests a significant amount of deformation, which is characteristic of inelastic collisions.

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