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the explosion of gunpowder behind it propells it out of the cannon.
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What is the round object shot out of a cannon?
a cannon ball
Why dont cannon balls explode when shot out OF CANNON?
Cannon balls are made of iron, which is a high-stress material. A high-stress material resists breaking. Because the cannon has an open end, and the iron ball resists being torn apart, the cannon ball is shot out instead.
Did a horse or donkey die at Fort Sumter?
it was a donkey
How many points is needed to win in the game billiards?
In bIlliards there is no point limit. The game is either timed (Pre-determined) or reaching a agreed point value. Points are allocated: Object ball - Pot or in-off (3) Opponnet ball - (2) Canon - (2) Hope this helps
How much is a 4 lb cannon ball worth?
Depends upon: * what country the cannon balls are from, * if they are attached to any battle of significance, * what type of cannon they were shot from, * what year they are from
In Legend of Zelda Twilight Princes how do you operate the cannons in the yetis mansion?
Find a cannon ball. (If you have the compass,they will be marked as a red dot on your map)Put the cannon ball inside the cannon.Put a bomb or water bomb inside the cannon.There you go (Make sure you have positioned your cannon in the direction you want before shooting it.), and here is a tip:if you shot in the wrong direction,go to where you shot the cannon ball,find it,and try again.
How did tad Lincoln use his toy cannon?
he put a ball in it and shot it out. it eventually killed everbody in the world
Who shot a cannon ball at the sphinx?
The legend was that one of Napoleon's soldiers fired a cannon at the Sphinx, breaking off the nose- however, there is evidence that the damage was done earlier, and not with a cannon. But it makes a good story, does it not?
When a connon is fired how does the size of the foce of the cannon on the cannonballcompare with he force?
Both objects are acted on by the force of the expanding gases in the bore. The forces forward and backward have to be equal. The motion they produce ... the forward motion of the shot and the rearward motion of the cannon ... are in inverse proportion to their masses, so that the linear momentum after the shot is the same as the linear momentum before the shot, namely zero.
What would be a situation where an object has a very high kinetic and potential energy?
A cannon ball being shot upward into the air. The kinetic energy is the ball moving at high speeds, while the high potential energy is the height of the ball, as it will use this potential energy to fall back down to earth.
What is the name of cannon ammunition?
A cannon ball.
How fast was a civil war cannon ball?
A cannon ball traveled at speeds up to and or exceeding 100 miles per hour this depended on how well the cannon was packed how much powder was charged and the degree the cannon barrel was angled many soldiers packed two balls connected by a large chain this increased the effectiveness of the cannon others where loaded with many smaller balls like buckshot in a shotgun.
