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Does the size of a bouncing ball affect how high a ball will bounce when dropped from the same height?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
It does not.
It will depend entirely on the elastic properties of the ball itself, in the following ways:
1. elastic properties due solely to the way the ball is constructed, like a Basketball, which is a bladder holding pressurized air.
2. elastic properties of the materials used in its construction. The leather in a basketball, the weird plastic compounds used in a Golf-ball, (among the bounciest of balls, by the way, and pretty small) etc.
Every (solid) material known has a measurable "modulus of elasticity" which dictates how stretchy (or bouncy) the material is.
Using this modulus, among other data, a decent math-person could calculate in advance how high ANY ball would likely bounce, before it was ever done.
Also, the surface that is being bounced on has much to do with this; I'm guessing that a standard Bowling-ball would bounce higher than a basketball, if dropped onto a surface comprised of solid, hard steel that was 4 feet thick.
For that matter, ball bearings (very hard steel) are super-bouncy- they can bounce really high, if dropped onto a very hard, massive surface.
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What variables do you think might affect the height to which a dropped ball will bounce?
Gravity, air resistance, the material of the ball, and the height from which it was dropped initially.
Is the height of a ball's bounce affected by the height from which the ball is dropped?
Yes - the greater the height an item dropped the resulting bounce is higher
How does the height a boucny ball is dropped from effect the height it bounces to?
The higher the height the ball is dropped from, the higher the height it will bounce to.
How does temperature affect the height that a dropped ball bounces?
When the ball is at a low temperature, the molecules are not flexible and bounce only to a small height. On the other hand, if the ball is warm or at a higher temperature, it will bounce longer heights.
Is a ball's bounce affected by the height from which it is dropped?
yes
What variables do you think might affect the height to which a dropped ball will bounce?
Gravity, air resistance, the material of the ball, and the height from which it was dropped initially.
Is the height of a ball bounce affected by the height from which the ball is dropped?
Yes - the greater the height an item dropped the resulting bounce is higher
Is the height of the ball's bounce affected by the height from which the ball is dropped?
Yes - the greater the height an item dropped the resulting bounce is higher
Is the height of a ball's bounce affected by the height from which the ball is dropped?
Yes - the greater the height an item dropped the resulting bounce is higher
How does the height a boucny ball is dropped from effect the height it bounces to?
The higher the height the ball is dropped from, the higher the height it will bounce to.
If a basketball is properly inflated, it should rebound after bouncing on the ground to about one-Half the height from which it was dropped. If the ball is dropped from 20 feet, how high will it bounce back after the sixth bounce?
75%
Is the height a ball bounce affected by the height from which the ball is dropped?
Yes.
What factors affect the bounce of a dropped ball?
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 on ; 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.
How does temperature affect the height that a dropped ball bounces?
When the ball is at a low temperature, the molecules are not flexible and bounce only to a small height. On the other hand, if the ball is warm or at a higher temperature, it will bounce longer heights.
Is a ball's bounce affected by the height from which it is dropped?
yes
What will be the height of a basketballs bounce if it weighs 6 pounds?
Height of bounce will not depend on the mass at all. It depends on the elasticity of the ball and the height where from it is dropped.
How is he bounce height of a ball related to the drop height?
Yes - the greater the height an item dropped the resulting bounce is higher
