In responding to your peers, use the Collision Lab Simulation to try an example that is like what is described in their posts. Provide an example of an interaction that you feel has a similar degree of elasticity. Comment on how accurate you think your peers' assessments are and add suggestions. As defined by our textbook, an elastic collision occurs when both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved. This means the objects bounce off one another without losing energy to deformation, sound, or heat. A good example of this is a billiard ball collision. When two balls of equal mass collide, they tend to react almost elastically, bouncing apart at nearly equal speeds in opposite directions, depending on the angle of contact. An inelastic collision, on the other hand, does not conserve kinetic energy because some is transformed into other forms such as sound, heat, or internal deformation. A common example is when a basketball hits the floor. Although it bounces back, it doesn't return to its original height because some of its kinetic energy is lost as the rubber deforms, compresses the air inside, and produces sound. This makes the basketball collision partially elastic, since it still rebounds, but energy is not fully conserved