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Assuming the ball doesn't rebound: The energy is dissipated. That means it is spread out, as unusable forms of energy; most of it will heat the ball and the ground.

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Where does energy go when it hits the ground?

When energy hits the ground, it is transferred into various forms such as heat, sound, and mechanical energy. The impact can create vibrations that dissipate as heat or sound waves, and some energy may also be absorbed by the ground itself.


How do balls bounce?

it is because the kinetic energy possessed by the ball cannot just disappear so when the ball hits the ground the energy deform the ball and the ball wants to go back to it's original shape so it spring back to it's original position and the energy made by the springing of the ball pushes the ball, so the ball bounces


What are the conversions between potential and kinetic energy that occurs when you shoot a basketball at a basket?

Seriously -.-' First of all When You throw The Basketball it is going up^ Which is Kinetic energy when is comes down and STOPS it is Potential energy. Oh And this question is in the 6th grade science textbook! The orange textbook....so yeah. BYe


When a rock is held above the ground you say it has some potential energy When you let it go it falls and you say the potential energy is converted to kinetic energy Finally the rock hits the ground W?

Yes, when the rock is held above the ground, it possesses potential energy due to its position. As it falls, this potential energy is converted to kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion. When the rock hits the ground, this kinetic energy is transferred into other forms of energy, such as sound and heat.


What do you think will happen if you toss the ball up again but with more force than before?

If you toss the ball up with more force, it will likely go higher and have a greater velocity when it comes back down. It may also bounce higher after it hits the ground due to the increased kinetic energy from the greater initial force.

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Where does energy go when it hits the ground?

When energy hits the ground, it is transferred into various forms such as heat, sound, and mechanical energy. The impact can create vibrations that dissipate as heat or sound waves, and some energy may also be absorbed by the ground itself.


How do balls bounce?

it is because the kinetic energy possessed by the ball cannot just disappear so when the ball hits the ground the energy deform the ball and the ball wants to go back to it's original shape so it spring back to it's original position and the energy made by the springing of the ball pushes the ball, so the ball bounces


What are the conversions between potential and kinetic energy that occurs when you shoot a basketball at a basket?

Seriously -.-' First of all When You throw The Basketball it is going up^ Which is Kinetic energy when is comes down and STOPS it is Potential energy. Oh And this question is in the 6th grade science textbook! The orange textbook....so yeah. BYe


A ball thrown by a boy from the roof top is what motion?

When the boy is holding the ball it has Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE).When he lets go the Gravitational Potential Energy is converted to Kinetic Energy.As the ball is falling it continues to gain Kinetic Energy, however, the friction from the air on the ball increases (Air Resistance).When the Kinetic Energy and Air Resistance become equal the ball is said to have to reached Terminal Velocity.Once the ball hits the ground the Kinetic Energy is transferred to the ground through heat (Friction) and also as sound.Remember energy cannot be created or destroyed, it is always transferred.


How many meters does the aluminum bat hit a ball?

It depends how accurately and how hard you hit the ball. If you hit the ball weakly, then it won't go far; If you hit the ball strongly, then the ball is most likely to go far unless the ball goes down and hits the ground early.


When a rock is held above the ground you say it has some potential energy When you let it go it falls and you say the potential energy is converted to kinetic energy Finally the rock hits the ground W?

Yes, when the rock is held above the ground, it possesses potential energy due to its position. As it falls, this potential energy is converted to kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion. When the rock hits the ground, this kinetic energy is transferred into other forms of energy, such as sound and heat.


What do you think will happen if you toss the ball up again but with more force than before?

If you toss the ball up with more force, it will likely go higher and have a greater velocity when it comes back down. It may also bounce higher after it hits the ground due to the increased kinetic energy from the greater initial force.


How does a ball which falls down bounce back?

When the ball hits the floor, the ground exerts a force to slow it down to a stop.The top of the ball isn't being pushed by the floor to the same extent, so travels a little bit closer to the floor than it would do if it were just placed on the floor.The ball, now, is squashed very slightly; so to go back to being spherical, it has to extend in the direction is was squashed in. This means it exerts a force both directly up, on the air, and directly down, on the floor.This force makes it jump back up again. The height it jumps back depends on how bouncy the ball is, so how elastic the collision with the floor is.


Ball bouncing dynamics?

There are many sports that use a ball, believe it or not but balls have a long history and can be used in various ways. Bouncing is basically the main source to a ball. The question is "what makes a ball bounce". Let's say you were to drop a ball in slow motion, video tape it, or watch the ball closely, you would actually see the ball change its shape. When the ball hits the ground it flattens. Then when the ball comes up it returns to its original shape, this is because of forces and energy. When you drop a ball gravity pulls it toward the floor, the ball gains energy of motion, acknowledged as kinetic energy. When the ball hits the floor and stops that energy has to go "somewhere." The energy goes into deforming the ball-from its original round shape to a squashed shape. When the ball deforms its molecules are stretched apart in certain places, but in other places the molecules are squeezed together. I believe that other than gravity the ball bouncing flat is what helps the ball bounce back up. Does how much air that is in a ball change how high, low, fast, or slow the ball bounces? How much air in a ball does have a great affect on the ball. If you have no air in your ball, how will it bounce back up? When you let the ball go to hit the ground the ball is suppose to bounce back up, but if you have "no'' air in your ball and you let it go the ball might change the shape but it wouldn't bounce back up to you. If you were to have a lot of air in your ball then when you are letting the ball go, the ball will bounce back up and down, a lot of the times a human only has to bounce a ball once for it to bounce at least 3-6 times on its own.


If a NFL kickoff travels 40 yards hits the ground and is picked up by a member of the kicking team why does the ball go to the receiving team instead of the kicking team due to onside kick rules?

The question is the correct assessment. If a ball travels more than 10 yards, hits the ground in bounds, and the kicking team gains possession of the ball, the ball is dead and the kicking team is on offense.


When you let go of a ball potential energy changes to what type of energy?

When you let go of a ball, its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy as it falls due to gravity.


If pitch hits ground in fastpitch baseball then hits the batter does he go to first?

A pitched ball can hit the ground before crossing home-plate. In most cases the batter would not swing and the pitch would be called a ball. But, if the batter decides the swing, the ball is still in play after hitting the ground and the batter may not hit the ball and receive a strike, or he may foul the ball, or hit a base-hit.