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How does the speed of a hammer change when it hits a nail?

The speed of the hammer decreases when it hits the nail due to the transfer of kinetic energy from the hammer to the nail, causing the nail to move. The conservation of momentum dictates that the combined momentum of the hammer and nail remains constant, with some energy being dissipated as sound or heat.


What happens when a falling down ball hits the ground?

When a falling ball hits the ground, it experiences a sudden change in momentum and kinetic energy. The impact causes the ball to bounce back up due to the conservation of energy and momentum.


What is the momentum of the mass just before it hits the ground?

The momentum of a mass just before it hits the ground depends on its velocity and mass. The momentum is given by the equation momentum = mass x velocity.


A moving bumper car hits the back bumper of a stationary bumper car The momentum of the stationary car increases Which happens to the momentum of the moving bumper car?

The momentum of the moving bumper car decreases because some of its momentum is transferred to the stationary bumper car during the collision. According to the law of conservation of momentum, the total momentum of the system (both cars) remains the same before and after the collision.


Explain how momentum is conserved when a car hits a bicycle?

When a car hits a bicycle, momentum is conserved because the total momentum of the system (car + bicycle) before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision. This means that the combined momentum of the car and bicycle remains constant despite the collision, with some of the momentum transferring between the two objects during the impact.

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How does the speed of a hammer change when it hits a nail?

The speed of the hammer decreases when it hits the nail due to the transfer of kinetic energy from the hammer to the nail, causing the nail to move. The conservation of momentum dictates that the combined momentum of the hammer and nail remains constant, with some energy being dissipated as sound or heat.


Why does a down ward motion and sudden stop of the hammer shaft tighten the hammer head?

When the butt end of the hammer shaft hits the hammer head keeps heading for the center of the Earth. It tightens on the hammers' tapered arm.


What happens to the momentum of the bowling ball when it hits pins?

Energy is transferred to the pins and the deflection and contact of the pins will typically slow the ball momentum.


How the piano produce sound?

When you press a key on the keyboard (of a piano), this enables a little hammer inside to strike on a string that produces the correct note.


What are hammers on a piano?

it's a thing that hits a string and makes the sound. it's like a guitar but the hamer hits the string.


If A moving bumper car hits the back bumper of a stationary bumper car the momentum of the stationary car increases what happens to the momentum of the moving bumper car?

it stays the same


What happens when a falling down ball hits the ground?

When a falling ball hits the ground, it experiences a sudden change in momentum and kinetic energy. The impact causes the ball to bounce back up due to the conservation of energy and momentum.


How sound is produced from the piano?

Attached to the keys are hammers that strike strings that are inside the piano. They work kind of like a guitar. The hammer hitting the strings creates air waves and that's what makes the sound. The strings have different thicknesses and they make different sounds when the hammer hits them.


What are stirngs used for on a piano?

Piano strings are actually solid metal. Inside the piano there are levers and hammers. When you push the key, a lever pushes the hammer that hits the string to produce a sound. That is why a piano is a percussion instrument.


What happens to the momentum of a baseball bat when it hits a baseball?

Why would a baseball be hitting another baseball?


What is the momentum of the mass just before it hits the ground?

The momentum of a mass just before it hits the ground depends on its velocity and mass. The momentum is given by the equation momentum = mass x velocity.


What happens to the momentum of an object when it hits the ground?

Depending on the properties of both material and surface it hits, the collision may be elastic, inelastic or anywhere in between. In either case, a portion(0 to 100%) of momentum is transferred to the ground and the rest remains in body(ie. it bounces).