I know it has something to do with disfiguration of the ball and the potential energy, although I dont have a good explanation to why
2007-10-12 00:58:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
There is only so much force applied to the ball at the point of bouncification.
Assuming you are doing the bouncing on a planet, there is gravity....
Gravity has all the time in the world to act on the ball....unless it rebounds at the escape velocity of the particular planet. So, gravity slows the ball over time...eventually stopping it and pulling it back to the planets surface.
If the bounce is at the escape velocity, then the ball WILL climb for ever...
2007-10-12 01:09:18 · answer #1 · answered by cato___ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the ball is allowed to drop from a given height, the rebound height is always less than that because of the conservation of energy ( and the inevitable loss of some energy in distortion of the ball and passing through the air ).
Of course, if the ball is THROWN down, extra energy is added and the height to which it can rebound can be higher.
2007-10-12 08:03:15 · answer #2 · answered by LucaPacioli1492 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A ball has a mximum rebound height because it can only store so much energy before breaking. oh, ya and there is always loss of energy, so the ball will never be able to bounce back up on its own higher than it was dropped.
2007-10-12 08:08:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Energy is lost when the ball hits the ground. Elasticity and rebounding play a part in just how much of the energy is retained. If all of the energy were to be retaiend in an ideal situation, the ball would bounce forever. However, energy is ALWAYS lost.
2007-10-12 08:03:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Disfiguration of the ball results in some of the force being absorbed by the impact, thus meaning that the rebound would have less reactive force behind it, and would limit the rebound height to what the reduced force and gravity allow it.
2007-10-12 08:02:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well when a ball strikes with a floor......
it haves inelastic collision with it.........
and as we know some amount of energy is lost in enalastic collision(kinetic energy)..............
and due to gravity also the ball is not able to bounce till the same height from where it leaved...........
so this process continues and ultimately the ball stop bouncing...............
2007-10-12 09:56:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The power that you use depends on how far it goes. It also effects how far it goes with more or less air
2007-10-12 08:02:52 · answer #7 · answered by callofthenija 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called gravity.
2007-10-12 08:01:31 · answer #8 · answered by Dana O 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the laws of physics!!
2007-10-12 08:00:19 · answer #9 · answered by trenticles 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
GRAVITY!!!
2007-10-12 08:00:44 · answer #10 · answered by Shannon G. 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋