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Its inertia is overcome by gravity and other factors such as air resistance and friction.

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Does rolling soccer ball needs more force to stop than a rolling bowling ball?

Any amount of force can stop either kind of ball. But a greater force is required to stop a bowling ball than to stop a soccer ball IN THE SAME TIME, because the bowling ball has more mass, and therefore more momentum and more kinetic energy.


What will happen you roll a ball on a surface that has very little friction?

The ball will travel in a straight line path.


Are all the motions uniform?

No , some motions are non-uniform too. For example-A rolling ball stops after some time etc.


Why does a ball that is rolling come to a stop?

a round object rotates when there is a force acting tangentially.. in this case friction force is acting tangentially... so it should be rolling without stopping.. but it does stop since the weight is not balanced by its normal force(i.e. normal force and weight are not acting on the same point.)


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When a 5.0 kg bowling ball is rolling down the lane at 4.0 milliseconds . What is the kinetic energy of the bowling ball?

From the information provided it is impossible to answer the question. You require the velocity or speed of the ball and that is not measured in milliseconds - which a measure of time!


If a golf ball and a bowling ball are rolled toward each other when they collide and the bowling ball stops how does the golf balls speed compare with the bowling balls speed?

the golf ball stopped but the bowling ball keep rolling due to their different size and weight.as we know bowling ball is bigger in size as well as weight so it will face more fictin force and stops early as compare to golf ball when they collide and at the same time bowling ball poshes the golf ball back.so the golf ball stops and the golf ball keeps rolling.


How can you shrink leather motorcycle chaps?

Soak them in warm water for some time and then once dried use a bowling ball to roll over them to resoften them as they will get stiff once dried place a light piece of cotton over them before rolling the bowling ball on then as not to mar the surface.


What force is when a ball rolls across the floor?

The force that stopped it is a resistive force. Assuming there are no external force acting on it, Friction is the cause. When the ball is rolled, a force is applied. According to Newton's second law, F=ma, There is an acceleration, thus increase in velocity. At that same instance, when the ball moves, a natural resistive force, friction is produced. However at the next instance, there is no force pushing the ball, since friction exists when there is velocity, there will be a net force against the direction of travel. Thus generating a Deceleration. This happens till the ball comes to a stop, when it do not have any more speed. "Friction exists when there is motion" - this is a derivation from Newtons Third Law of motion. when the ball is moving it applies some force on ground so the ground also applies an equal and opposite force on the rolling ball. But since the vector component of the force on the ball that set it into motion is larger it keeps rolling till the time the Frictional force can bring it to an complete halt.


What are some fun things a boy can stick up his butt?

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Does time stop when the quarterback fumbles the ball and recovers?

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