Assignment:
"A spring of negligible mass is compressed between two masses on a frictionless table with upward sloping ramps at each end. The masses are released simultaneously. The mass of M1 is less than the mass of M2.
A) Is the force exerted by the spring on M1 greater than, equal to, or less than the force it exerts on M2?
B) Is the final height up the ramp reached by M1 greater than, equal to, or less than the height reached by M2?
C) Is the speed of M2 greater than, equal to, or less than the speed of M1 once they both lose contact with the spring?
D) Is the momentum of M2 greater than, equal to, or less than the momentum of M1 once they both lose contact with the spring?
E) Is the kinetic energy of M1 greater than, equal to, or less than the kinetic energy of M2 once they both lose contact with the spring?
F) Is the duration of the force exerted by the spring on M1 greater than, equal to, or less than the time the force acts on M2?"