Does the temperature effect a balls bounce?

Answer 1

It is better to bounce a Netball or anything in warm weather why because it is warmer and it seams to bounce higher and than when it is cold it seams to bounce less!! hope this helps with your homework.!

Answer 2

Temperature does affect the bounce of a ball. I know this because I did an expiremnt on the exact same question. The hotter the temperature is, the more pressure builds up inside a ball and the more bouncier it will be. The colder it is, pressure decreaces making it bounce lower than what the ball bounced at room temperature. In conclusion, the ball bounces higher when it is warmer and it bounces lower when it is colder.

Answer 3

if a rubber ball is heated up it causes the molecules' energy to increase. as a result it exerts more pressure which causes it to bounce higher. heat also make the rubber a little softer so it will give the rubber ball a higher bounce.

Answer 4

Technically, yes it does. When something gets cold, (heat) energy is low inside the ball. When it is warm, more energy is inside the ball. The more the energy, the more the molecules creating the ball are shaking/ vibrating. This creates friction, therefore creating the heat you feel within the ball. So when a warm ball gets bounced, the energy transfer between the ball and the surface your bouncing it on is somewhat high. The higher the energy transfer, the higher the reaction (in this case the reaction is the bounce). When you bounce a cold ball, not only are the molecules more tightly packed (it feels somewhat harder), there is less of an energy transfer, therefore less bounce. So, in theory, a warm ball should bounce higher. I don't know how big the difference is, but the answer is yes, the temperature does effect a ball's bounce.

Answer 5

First you must realize that a rubber ball is an elastic system. It uses elasticity to bounce. In order to have elasticity, it must be able to move around freely. When the temperature drops, the molecules slow down and do not move as much, and vice versa. You can experiment with this by freezing one bouncy ball and heating another in the microwave and seeing which bounces higher(it should be obvious). Don't put the ball in the microwave for more than 15 seconds.

Answer 6

Yes, temperature can affect a ball's bounce. Colder temperatures can make a ball less bouncy due to a decrease in elasticity, while warmer temperatures can make a ball more bouncy as the materials become more flexible. However, the specific impact will depend on the type of ball and its composition.

Answer 7

A higher temperature will excite the molecules in the ball. It then becomes slightly bigger and thus will bounce higher. A lower temp. does the opposite.