2006-10-30 03:53:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
the bounce is caused by mass attached to it
2006-10-30 03:53:28 · update #1
Of course.
1. Its in a fluid - air, and it experiences drag.
2. There is an internal resistive loss to mechanical deformation.
3. It is interacting mechanically with something else, a surface, or something, to get each bounce. Most elastomers only return about 70% of the energy per bounce. If its not a high-bounce surface, a lot more energy could be lost.
4. Its got charges & conductors, they are radiating away and insignificant amount of energy.
5. Its got mass and is radiating away an insignificant amount energy gravitationally
2006-10-30 03:58:32 · answer #1 · answered by Curly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, any spring made of real materials will experience friction within the spring material itself, as well as with its surroundings, even if that's only air. If you had an ideal spring in a vacuum without other forces like electromagnetic forces acting on it, it could oscillate forever.
2006-10-30 11:59:55 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-10-30 11:56:45 · answer #3 · answered by Bob G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋