What happens when you bounce a ball on top of a moving vehicle? Does it travel with the vehicle on?

Question

the direction the vehicle is moving?

I have noticed that when you bounce a ball inside a vehicle it tends to travel with it. meaning it comes up in the same spot.

What is the reason behind it?

Answer 1

If you are moving in a vehicle, and throw something out the window, the object will travel with the vehicle, loosing a little speed as drag affects the object.

If you are riding in a truck, sitting in the back, and bounce a ball off the road, it will bounce back to you, because the ball is moving the same speed as the truck. it will appear to be bouncing streight up and down to you, but will make 2 arcs witht he intersection being where the ball hits the gorund.

There will be some drag on the ball, but not much.

Your experiment bouncing the ball inside a vehicle is the same
If you viewed the course of the ball from outsice the car, and plotted it, it would move in a V. But to you, because you are also moving, it would appear to go up and down in a streight line.

Answer 2

when u bounce a ball in a moving car it's moving w/ it, so it's not going to all the sudden stop just cuz u drop it. if u bounce it on a car when the ball is not moving and the car is then it won't go w/ the car forever or w/e but if the ball is moving the same speed as the car is and u drop it on the top i think it would keep going w/ the car as long as it duzn't hit any dents or anything... i think...
but there's also the issue of wind resistance. that will make the ball slow down before the car would so it woulnd't go bouncing on it forever... neways

Answer 3

Yes, because as you move with the ball in your vehicle, you also has speed, inertia or momentum forward, same like the vehicle. that is why you will be moved forward if you step your car's brake pedal (sudden braking). your car will slow down or completely stop, while you not, because you don't have your own brake, but the seat belt is holding you, and also why the police will stop you if you not wear one. It can be fatal if you smack yourself to the dashboard or wind screen when frontal collision happen.

Same with the ball. they also move forward with the vehicle as it bouncing. so you'll see the ball bouncing at same place. Try to search the net on title INERTIA.

Answer 4

Remember that before you bounce the ball the ball is moving at the same speed the car is moving. This is why the ball may appear to be moving forward with the car. It actually is able to slow down, but not soon enough before it hits the floor or seat. If it were able to hover, then it would be clearer as to whether it moves with the car or not.

Answer 5

if you bounce the ball in a vertical direction, then when the vehicle moves, the ball will not move with it

Answer 6

inertia. newton's first law of motion.

if you are on the roof of the vehicle, you will encouter wind resistance, so the ball will get drag.