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Why does a ball tavel faster down a steep ramp than it does down a less steep ramp?
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∙ 13y ago
To start, the ball has potential energy. When you put it on a ramp (any size) its potential energy is turned into kinetic energy. When you put it on a higher ramp, there is more potential energy, because the ball is higher up. Think about going to the top of a tall building. You start at the lobby, and let's say you take the elevator to the penthouse. You may notice feeling heavier. The same thing happens to the ball, and that's why balls on higher ramps go farther.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause gravity will always pull an object closer to the centre of the earth. At the top of the slope, the ball is further away from the Earth's centre than it is at the bottom - therefore, it rolls down.
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∙ 11y agoIt increases the acceleration of the ball.
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∙ 13y agocos the force of gravity is stronger when the ramp is steeper ini blud! XD
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friction slows it down
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How does blowing air through a funnel pick up a ping-pong ball?
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Does material travel faster when the river is flowing down a steep slope or across flat land?
it flows faster on a steep slope
Does material travel faster when the river is flowing down a steep slop or across flat land?
Material will travel faster in a river flowing down a steep slope. As the water slows down, the material will also slow down.
Why does a ball roll faster down a steep ramp than down a shallow ramp?
Potential Energy of the ball on the shallow ramp and the ball on the steep ramps are different: PE = mass x gravity x height. This potential energy is converted to Kinetic energy or motion energy. KE = 1/2mv^2. If there is more potential energy to convert to Kinetic energy then it will result in increased speed.
Why does milk freeze faster than whine?
In a nut shell, because heat transfers faster from hotter to colder, like how a car will roll down a steep hill faster that it will roll down a hill that is less steep.
Why does a skateboard go faster on a steep hill?
its not exactly the skate board. Its how you use your momentum. Even if you do not use momentum gravity will pull u faster down a steep ramp.
What moves faster a ball thrown down or a ball falling down?
A ball thrown down. The thrown ball will have a greater initial velocity and since they experience the same force of gravity, it will always be faster (until they both reach terminal velocity).
Does the surface of a hill effect how fast a ball will roll down it?
Ir probably goes down faster if its heavier. If the ball was as light as a balloon, would it go faster? OF course not. So, a heavy ball would go MUCH faster down a hill.
Which statement is an obervation if the ramp is steeper then the ball will roll faster or friction slowed the ball down or gravity caused the ball's motion?
"If the ramp is steeper than the ball will roll faster" can be observed during experiments. "Friction slowed the ball down" and "Gravity caused the ball's motion" are both conjectures (guesses).
Will a snow ball rolled down a hill grow into a snow boulder?
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Does steep slopes pull down objects faster?
well i wouldn't realy call it pull. but they slide down. for example u place a toy car at the top of the slope then let it go. see what happens... the higher it goes the faster it rolls down!
Does a golf ball go faster as you increase the slope of a ramp?
In other words, does a golf ball roll faster up a hill? No obviously not. It would roll faster down a slope, it's called gravity.
What falls faster a golf ball or ping pong ball?
In vacuum (no air) they both fall the same rate. In air, the golf ball falls faster because air resistance slows down the very light ping pong ball
