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Since you've used the term "Cannon Ball" I figure you're asking about the old muzzle loading type.
The Cannon is pretty much just a big tube with one end blocked off. An amount of explosive is placed inside the tube, a ball is then placed in on top of the explosive.
There is a very small hole in the sealed end of the tube where you insert a fuse or touch with a match igniting the explosive.
The resulting blast propels the ball out the end of the tube.
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When a cannonball is fired is momentum conserved for the cannon cannonball system?
Yes. read your text book, student :) -J.J.
Why does a cannon recoil when fired?
"For every action, there is an equal and oposite reaction." The cannonball is pushed out of the barrel at high speed. This pushes the cannon in the opposite direction. That is recoil. The heavier the cannonball, and the faster it is pushed, the more the cannon recoils.
Are the forces balanced or unbalanced when a cannonball is fired parallel to the ground?
Yes, the forces are balanced if the explosives in the cannon, the cannon and the cannon ball are all included in the system. The Echem is transferred to Eint in the form of heat from friction as the cannonball rubs the inside of the cannon barrel, and Ev in the form of vector motion of both the cannonball moving forward and the cannon kicking backwards. Therefor, no energy enters or leaves the system
Which will fly farther a cannonball fired on earth or a cannonball fired on the moon?
The moon has no atmosphere and has less gravity than the earth. That means that a cannonball fired on the moon will travel further.
What nicknames did Cannonball Adderley go by?
Cannonball Adderley went by The New Bird, and Cannon.
What happened to the human cannonball?
He got fired.
What is an initial speed of a cannonball?
Depends on the cannon and the charge.
What are the definitions of cannons and casnonballs?
a cannon is the instrument use to propel a cannonball. A cannon ball is the missile which is propelled from a cannon.................
Why was Ledell Cannonball Titcomb nicknamed Cannonball?
the speed it moved at was very close to a cannonballs speed after leaving a cannon
Is cannon ball a hyphen word?
No it is one word: cannonball.
Will cannonball travel farther if shot from a longer cannon. why?
Yes, because the longer cannon have more energy.
Can you shoot a squirrel out of a cannon as a substitute for a cannon ball?
No, you cannot shoot a squirrel out of a cannon as a substitute for a cannonball. The squirrel will disintegrate very quickly.
