0
Yes. With no gravity, the ball would only bounce once and never come back down. Of course, that assumes that something -- some net force -- acted on the ball and caused it to accelerate toward the ground in the first place. Moreover, if the ball has something to bounce on, then there must be another mass present, which means that there is a gravitational attraction between the ball and whatever it's bouncing on.
Gravity is proportional to mass; the more massive an object is, the greater its gravity. The greater the gravitational field, the greater the acceleration due to gravity. For example, the acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.8 meters per second squared, whereas it's only 1.6 m/s2 on the moon, which has only about one-sixth the mass of Earth. The ball would fall more slowly on the moon than on Earth, and the time between successive bounces would be greater (assuming equal initial heights).
It would also go into the sun and move around the sun and burst. Thus, causing a nuclear explosion reaching into the earth's core. DO NOT bounce a ball on top of a car on a sunny day, for while the sun is reflecting its heat on the car, multiple force repelling on it will cause a greater chance of dent thus causing the ball to pop while the steam shall come forth and out through the available holes in the ball. In this case, IT WILL POP! Oh, and NEVER eat pie for breakfeast...
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoThe question is a little ambiguous, but essentially depends on how close the ball is to what is attracting it, the mass of the other object, and how accurately you would like to measure the force on the ball. For all intents and purposes, the short answer is no, the shape doesn't affect the gravity on the ball. For the most part, if the earth is attracting the ball, and the ball is very close to the earth, then it is probably more useful to model the earth as an infinite plane, and to say the force near this infinite plane is constant with respect to distance. If the ball were a satellite orbiting the earth, i would say it might be better to model the earth as an oval, with a quadrupole potential, so it would be best to look at the 1/r^4 force with angular dependence, but this term would still be small compared to the 1/r^2 term, and would die out quickly.
so, yes the shape does affect gravity on a ball, depending on your length scales.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoWithout gravity, the thrown ball would continue in a straight line, eventually leaving Earth.
Without gravity, the thrown ball would continue in a straight line, eventually leaving Earth.
Without gravity, the thrown ball would continue in a straight line, eventually leaving Earth.
Without gravity, the thrown ball would continue in a straight line, eventually leaving Earth.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoyes because the more the air the higher the ball will bounce and the less the air and the lower the balls will bounce
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoIt's not the weight on it's own, it's the density, which is a factor of both weight and size.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoWithout gravity, the thrown ball would continue in a straight line, eventually leaving Earth.
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoThe height from which it falls, the smoothness of the surface off which it bounces and the elasticities of the ball and the surface from which it rebounds.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoinvisable hobos
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
When you throw a basketball up in the air where does the gravitational pull of Earth affect it the most?
The gravitational pull affects it more or less uniformly. There are very, very slight differences caused by the height of the throw and the width of the ball but, compared to the distance from the centre of the earth, these distances are tiny and so have no effect.
Why does the moon make tides?
Just as the moon orbits the earth because of the earth's gravitational pull, the moon has its own gravitational pull. While it isn't enough to greatly affect the Earth's movement, it does affect the earth's oceans.
How does the Moon affect Earth Tides?
The moon affect the ocean tides because of the gravitational pull that the moon has. Where the is a high tide, the moon is pulling the water toward it's gravity. The water on the opposite side of Earth, will pull away from the moon.
What is Uranus' gravitational pull relevant to Earth's?
uranus's gravitational pull is 91% or earth's.
How far from the earth is the gravitational pull of the earth the same as the gravitational pull of the moon?
i dont now
What are the factors that make a ball fall?
gravitational pull
Does aliens have an affect by uranuses gravitational pull?
No.
How does gravitation pull of the moon affect someone when there are at the beach?
how does the moons gravitational pull affect me if i was on the beach
How does a galaxy's gravity affect a planet?
It has a minor gravitational pull on it, but it will barely affect it.
How do tides affect livelihood?
because of the gravitational pull of the moon
What effect does earth's own gravitational pull have on a tossed ball?
The earths gravitational pull would effect the ball so that once it reaches a certaion height it wouold fall back to earth. It prevents the ball leaving earths atmosphere.
How does the suns gravitational pull affect the speed which the planets orbit?
When the pull is stronger, they move quicker.
How does the suns gravitational pull affect the speed at which planets orbit?
When the pull is stronger, they move quicker.
Why does a red ball weigh more than a blue ball?
Earth's gravitational pull on the red ball is greater than on the blue ball.
When you throw a basketball up in the air where does the gravitational pull of Earth affect it the most?
The gravitational pull affects it more or less uniformly. There are very, very slight differences caused by the height of the throw and the width of the ball but, compared to the distance from the centre of the earth, these distances are tiny and so have no effect.
Does the mass of the ball affect how high it bounces?
a ball can never bounce over the height from which it was bounced unless u aplly a force. The factors that affect the bounce of a dropped ball include the height from which it is dropped; the force applied to it, if any, when dropped; the acceleration of gravity, which is different depending upon what planet you're one; the elasticity of the ball; the density of the atmosphere, which affects "air resistance"; and the rigidity and elasticity of the surface on which the ball bounces. weight also affect the bounce height.
How does the mass of a planet affect the planets gravitational pull?
i really dom kn
