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Explain why the height of a bouncing ball decreases after each bounce?
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∙ 13y ago
because some of the energy that helps the ball to bounce is absorbed into the surface it is bouncing on (because the ball can be squashed) and so the energy deflected back up into the air again is less and less each time it bounces.
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∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoBecause energy is lost due to air resistance and through inelastic deformation of the ball with the ground when it bounces.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoSome kinetic energy is lost and converted into sound and heat (during elastic collision with the floor) energy.
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Why cant a bouncing ball bounce back to the height it was at?
Because it loses some of its kinetic energy when it hits the ground. Some of the energy gets transfered downward, but some energy is reverted backward.
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
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.
Does the height of a ball effect the bounce height?
Yes it does
Sharon drops a rubber ball from a height of 48 feet every bounce sends the ball half as high as it was before what is the total vertical distance the ball has traveled?
After bouncing 7 times the answer is 196.26feet.
How do geometric sequences apply to a bouncing ball?
The ball does not return to its initial height after bouncing. So the height it reaches after the first bounce will be a fraction of the initial height, etc. This is a geometric sequence with common ratio 5/8.
What is the control in this project-you are heating a ball and measuring how high it bounces then freezing the ball and bouncing it?
bouncing the ball at room temperature, before heating or freezing it, and then measuring the height of the bounce.
How fast does a tennis ball lose its bounce?
depends on what height you drop it like 5 inches its 2 seconds
Why does a bounceing ball rise to a lower height with each bounce?
A bouncing ball lowers and its height each time it bounces because of gravity counter acts the force of rise
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%
does gravity increases or decreases with height?
It decreases with height.
Why cant a bouncing ball bounce back to the height it was at?
Because it loses some of its kinetic energy when it hits the ground. Some of the energy gets transfered downward, but some energy is reverted backward.
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
How can you determine the bouncing height of a basketball?
force times height drooped from ...
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
