What forces are involved?
2007-05-09 08:28:46 · 2 answers · asked by banksjr93 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
A basketball bounces because of the air and gravity. The air makes the ball bounce. When you bounce the ball the air does not want to stay up, it goes down. This is called Gravity. If you bounce the ball hard, it will go high. If you make a small bounce, it won’t really bounce at all. “A basketball is elastic. Elasticity is an objects property of changing shape when the deforming force is removed. When an elastic basketball hits a hard surface, it’s shape is deformed and kinetic energy is converted to and stored as potential energy. When the basketball returns to it’s original shape, potential energy is reconverted to kinetic energy making the bounce
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2007-05-09 08:42:25 · answer #1 · answered by Jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It bounce because when you drop it you are pushing the air inside of it. Newtons third law states that for every reaction there is an equal and oposite reaction. when they air is pressed in by the ground the air in the ball is pushing back out at a greater rate
2007-05-09 15:37:22 · answer #2 · answered by benniegoodsill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋