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What happens to the energy of a ball when it is dropped to the floor?
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∙ 15y ago
The kinetic energy of the ball is converted into elastic energy through deformation (I assume we are not talking about steel balls). The elastic energy is then released, pushing the ball back up. Some energy is lost in the ball where it will cause heating, and some is probably lost to the floor, depending how elastic the floor is, so the rebound bounce won't reach the same height as the initial height, but total energy must be conserved.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoSome energy is transferred to the floor while the rest transforms from kinetic energy to potential energy as the ball reaches its zenith
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Which energy transformation that takes place when a ball is dropped to the floor?
Kinetic Energy
What happens to the energy In a ball when it drops to the floor?
The potential energy starts decreasing. It gets converted into kinetic energy.
What kind of energy is after a juggler holds it?
If a juggler is holding a ball, say, the ball has Potential Energy. When the ball is dropped, the ball has Kinetic Energy.
How do you make a Uni-Ball Signo DX pen have ink when you accidentally dropped it on the floor?
i know how frustrating it can be when that happens for me, when i shake it the other way round, it works
How do you measure a dropped ball's potential energy?
When a ball is dropped, it no longer has potential energy. Before it drops, you can calculate the potential energy (= mgh); to actually measure this, you would have to measure the force, and multiply that by the distance.
Which energy transformation that takes place when a ball is dropped to the floor?
Kinetic Energy
If A rubber ball is dropped on the floor what force causes it to bounce?
kinetic and potential energy.
What happens to the energy In a ball when it drops to the floor?
The potential energy starts decreasing. It gets converted into kinetic energy.
What newtons law explains why a ball bounces?
when a ball is dropped it hits the floor and the ball is flattened. That creates energy. The only way the ball can release the energy is bouncing back up. But the ball starts to lose its height and the ball eventually loses its energy and comes to a stop.
Is kinetic energy a force motion or energy?
Kinetic energy is energy. It can be transformed to other types of energy. And as energy it can be applied to do work. If an elastic ball is dropped from a given height, it will develop kinetic energy at the expense of its potential energy. An instant before collision with the floor, its kinetic energy amounts to the original potential energy of the ball with respect to the floor. (if we can neglect air resistance).
What kind of energy is after a juggler holds it?
If a juggler is holding a ball, say, the ball has Potential Energy. When the ball is dropped, the ball has Kinetic Energy.
How do you make a Uni-Ball Signo DX pen have ink when you accidentally dropped it on the floor?
i know how frustrating it can be when that happens for me, when i shake it the other way round, it works
What is the kinetic energy of a ball when it is dropped from a height and it falls on a table?
it is the difference of the potential energy when the body is on the table and from the position where it is dropped.
How do you measure a dropped ball's potential energy?
When a ball is dropped, it no longer has potential energy. Before it drops, you can calculate the potential energy (= mgh); to actually measure this, you would have to measure the force, and multiply that by the distance.
When a ball is dropped what type of energy increases?
elastic potential
A ball of mass 0.150kg is dropped from rest from a height of 1.25m. it rebounds from the floor to reach a height of 0.960m what impulse was given to the ball by the floor?
1.39 Ns up
What kind of energy does a ball have?
-- A ball on a shelf has gravitational potential energy with respect to the floor. -- A ball in motion has kinetic energy. -- A ball of fire has heat energy. -- A ball of trinitrotoluene has chemical energy. -- A ball of charged pith has static electric energy. -- A ball of U235 has nuclear energy.
