2007-12-11 06:44:14 · 3 answers · asked by Caty - 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The air pressure affects a thing called 'elasticity', or how elastic the ball will be. If there is very low pressure the ball will be very soft and elastic, but if there is a lot of air pressure the ball will be hard and inelastic.
Elasticity effects how one object (your foot) will transfer energy to the ball. A soft elastic ball will take more energy from your foot to deform the ball, thus less energy from your foot will be used to propel the ball and it won't go very far. A hard inelastic ball will not deform so much so more of the energy from your foot will go into moving the ball and it will travel further.
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2007-12-11 06:52:28 · answer #1 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Less air pressure means there is less drag on the ball as it travels through the air. This creates less friction to slow the ball down, therefore the ball would travel farther with less air pressure.
2007-12-11 06:50:26 · answer #2 · answered by Nate M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A TIGHTLY INFLATED BALL TRAVELS FARTHER THAN A LOOSELY INFLATED ONE WHICH ABSORBS PART OF THE FORCE OF THE KICK WHEREAS A TIGHT ONE REBOUNDS AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE KICK.
2007-12-11 07:07:25 · answer #3 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋