What is the name of that mechanism that consists of 4 balls that if you take the first one to beat the others then the last one is rebounding and so on.The first and the last ball are rebounding each other continually. Iheard it
s the potential enegy that causes that.
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2006-11-02 07:29:35 · 3 answers · asked by Narrator 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Newton's Cradle or Pendulum
2006-11-02 07:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by unan1m0us 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are called "Gravity Balls"
but it is not potential energy that makes them work per se... when any mass used as a pendulum swings upward, it's kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy as it works against gravity. At the point of suspension, all kinetic energy is converted to potential energy. As the ball begins to fall, the potential energy is transferred to kinetic energy. When the ball strikes another object, that energy is then transferred to the other object...
Hope this helps!
2006-11-02 15:36:01 · answer #2 · answered by disposable_hero_too 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. The common name is 'Newton's cradle'. : http://www.phys.ufl.edu/demo/1_Mechanics/N_LinearMomentum/NewtonsBalls.html
2006-11-02 15:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋