Whether the motion of the ball depends on the mass, material of the ball and/or position/diameter of the whole.
2007-05-15 01:55:37 · 6 answers · asked by Indian Primrose 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
I'm assuming a hole is made from one side of the the Earth to another side passing trough its center.
In this case I think the ball will oscillate with an amplitude equal to the radius of the Earth. Air will serve as damper. As the amplitude would shrink so would the resistance of air since its density close to the center of the Earth will drastically diminish.
2007-05-15 02:15:58 · answer #1 · answered by Edward 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
With or without the resistance of air? The hole would have to be insulated from heat and have a vacuum, otherwise the ball would disintegrate after the first 30 miles or so. If just insulated, but still filed with air, the ball would oscillate past the core a couple of times, until it came to a rest.
2007-05-15 09:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean there was a hole in the earth and we dropped a ball through it right the ball will hit some china man in the head
or
it would be disintegrated from the earths core
2007-05-15 09:00:04 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
first the ball will be travelling to the core of the earth, but after some time as it approches the core, the gravity will be tending to zero, and finally the ball will be in SHM (Simple Harmonic Motion)
2007-05-15 08:58:42 · answer #4 · answered by mantu1411 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if a WHOLE is made in earth and a ball is dropped then it would be called a PRIMROSH
XD
2007-05-15 08:59:08 · answer #5 · answered by Random Dude 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It will be the end of the world where people will be diminish from the universe when the sun explodes.
2007-05-15 08:58:34 · answer #6 · answered by aNjAsMaRa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋