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A wood floor is rather smooth and only friction resists motion, but a carpet has fiber piles that resist the motion, pushing it back, even though they bend out of the way. .

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What causes an object you are pushing across the floor to stop when you stop?

The main reason an object stops when you stop pushing it across the floor is due to the force of friction between the object and the floor. When you push the object, the force you apply overcomes friction and moves the object forward. When you stop pushing, friction between the object and the floor slows it down and eventually brings it to a stop.


Why does a ball come to a stop when you roll it on the floor?

it bounces back Bouncing A Ball There are many types of balls in all different sizes and shapes; when these are made from some sort of natural or synthetic material and contain air or some other form of gas, they have the ability to use elastic energy to return to their original shape after being bounced, hit or squashed. This 'elastic energy' only comes into action when the ball comes in to some sort of impact with another object such as a floor. In this case it makes sense that the higher the ball is positioned in the air before it is dropped, the higher the return bounce will be after hitting the floor. This is because a tennis ball while in the air always starts with gravitational potential energy, when the ball is dropped this GPE forces it to move towards the earth. While doing so this energy is transferred into kinetic energy as it's moving through the air. When the ball hits the ground this kinetic energy is turned into elastic energy while at the same time also creating many other forms of energy such as sound, heat or friction. There is also a certain amount lost to the surface of which the ball is impacting with. All of this lost energy after the ball has gone through all of these energy transfers is the reason why the ball never reaches the height you started with before you dropped the ball; and the distance between this height and the height after the ball has bounced, accounts for all the lost energy in the process of dropping the ball. However this returning height can be changed by giving the ball a higher starting point in the first place. This gives the ball a higher GPE which will give every other type of energy this is transferred into an increased rate. This will ultimately force the bounce height of the ball higher than if it was dropped at a lower height. Therefore, as the drop-height increases, the bounce-height too will increase, but not always in direct proportion. The efficiency will decrease as the drop height is increased. This is called the coefficient of restitution.


What causes a ball to fall after being thrown into the air Is it because of frictional force Or only gravitational force?

The main force causing a ball to fall after being thrown into the air is gravity. Although air resistance, a form of frictional force, does play a role in slowing down the ball's motion, it is not the primary reason the ball falls back to the ground. Gravity pulls the ball downward, causing it to accelerate towards the Earth.


What is the unbalanced force of kicking a ball back and forth to each other?

1) While the ball is kicked, the main force is the force of the foot against the ball.2) While the ball is in the air, the main force acting on the ball - again, an unbalanced force - is gravity.


Do ball pen works on the principle of viscosity?

No, ballpoint pens work on the principle of gravity and surface tension. The ink is pulled from the reservoir by gravity and coated onto the ball at the tip, which then transfers the ink onto the paper through surface tension as the ball rotates. Viscosity of the ink can affect how smoothly the pen writes, but it's not the main principle at play.

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