The Temperature Effect on the Time duration Between the First and Second Bounce of the Ball RESEARCH QUESTION How the temperature of the ball affects the time duration between the first and the second bounce when a ball is dropped from a fixed height? INTRODUCTION In this experiment, the effect of temperature on the time duration between the first and the second bounce ofa bouncy ball is being tested. In this experiment, the bouncy ball is stored at different temperatures and then tested on how time durationbetween first two bounces changeswith temperature when the ball is dropped from a fixed height. BACKGROUND According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy neither be created nor be destroyed, but can be transformed from one form to another, although the amount of energy remains the same. In this ball drop experiment, a ball is dropped from a fixed height of h1. It then bounces upward after hitting the ground to a peak height of h2 and travels downward to hit the ground again during the time t as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1.Ball Bounce from a Height. Beforethe ball is dropped, the ball is liftedup from its resting surface. When the ball is lifted up, potential energy (PE) is gained by the ball as it is raised to the heighth1 above the ground.As h1 h2 t Ball Ameerah Syed the ball is dropped, it falls towards the ground and its potential energy is transforms into kineticenergy (KE) due to its motion. The kinetic energy of the ball continuesto increase as the ball gains momentum, until it finally hits with the surface. When the ball collides, the kinetic energy is transformed into other forms of energy. When it hits the surface, some energy is transformed into sound energy and some of it is transformed into thermal energy fr... ... middle of paper ... ... doing his experiment was that at first I had decided to use a thermometer to measure the temperature; however, this would not be possible with a bouncy ball and therefore I used an infrared temperature gun. In order to further improve the accuracy of the experiment, I will use a sound recorder which has accuracy higher than 0.01s, and a laser infrared temperature gun more accurate than 2%. Finally, the experiment conducted in this report clearly shows that when a ball is dropped from a fixed height at different temperatures, the time difference between the first and the second bounce increases with the increase in temperature, and the equation obtained through the experiment for the temperature versus the time difference between the first and second bounce had an absolute error in the slope of only 0.0007 s/°C and the absolute error in the intercept of only 0.0291s.
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Once a paintball gets into the air its flight is much like that of a golf ball. There are a verity of forces that act upon the ball once its in the air. The ball always has the force of gravity acting on it. This causes the paintball to travel in an arc and return to the earth.
Baseball is a fascinating sport that is exceptionally fun to play. This assignment is all about understanding the physics of a few key aspects of this sport. One might ask what physics could have to do with baseball? Like most sports baseball involves physical motion. Baseball encompasses all three planes of motion through throwing, hitting, and fielding. All of the classical laws of mechanics can be applied to understand the physics of this game.
From the graph we can see an existing relationship between both the factors. As the temperature increases the height that the ball bounces increases. From the best-fit line, we can see that the height of the ball bouncing will keep dropping as the temperature decreases. From the graph above, and the data analysis it can be concluded that my hypothesis was correct. It was earlier predicted that as the temperature would increase the height would also have a change in increase of the bounce of the bouncy ball. There is a confirmed relationship between the two variables and there is sufficient evidence to support the investigation. As the ball is kept in cold temperature, the particles inside the object come close together and thus become harder. When the ball is kept in hot temperatures, the particles inside the ball matter start to move faster and move apart from each other. This therefore makes the ball bounce a greater
The kinetic energy is the energy that is transferred from the kinetic energy from the counterweight. It is released at high velocity.
Lift or curve in the motion of an object through air is a phenomena that is noticeable in a ball traveling through fluid/air. This change in direction is due to the effect that spin has on the object in motion. This can be explained by Bernoulli's Principle. Bernoulli, a 1700's physicist and mathematician, showed that the speed of an object through liquid/air changes the pressure of the air. The velocity of a spinning ball relative to the air is different from one side to the other creating a low pressure on one side and a high pressure on the other. This causes the ball to move in the direction of the lower pressure. The golf ball is typically hit with an undercut causing a reverse rotation and therefore a lifting action on the ball.
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...t the total amount of energy never changes. Let’s assume that the cue ball has 10J of PE. As it’s hit, PE is at its highest (10J). When the ball is going down the alley, the sum of the ball’s PE and KE remains constant at successive positions ¼, ½, ¾, and all the way down. (This I also read ahead and found in the book). As soon as the ball has reached its highest point, PE and KE are equal (5J), and on the way down KE increases as PE decreases. When the ball lands, KE is 10J and PE is 0.
all the way up to the height it is dropped from. It is lost in several
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Potential energy is when an object stores energy as the result of its position. A form of this energy is gravitational
There are many aspects to the game of basketball and physics can be applied to all of them. Although to be good at basketball it is not necessary to play it from a physics point of view. Basketball players become good by developing muscle memory for the actions that must be performed in the game of basketball from years of practice. Nevertheless knowing some of the physics in the game of basketball can help a good player be a better player. In this paper I will cover the three most important aspects of the game, shooting, dribbling and passing.
This hypothesises is correct for the tennis and hand ball but it was also found that the type of material the ball and the surface effects the height the ball rebounds to. This is shown when the ping pong ball and the foam ball was dropped onto the lino.
This definition of this law states that energy converts from one form to another and it cannot be created nor destroyed. Its attempt to explain the universe and energy narrows the boundaries of intricacy to present a sophisticated understanding. At times, people do not pay attention where energy comes from, but it appears in their surroundings and in what they partake in doing. While it is not tangible, it exists through vision such as fire, electricity, and even humans doing work, which ties to energy. One example is that “turning on a light [switch] would seem to produce energy; however, it is electrical energy that is converted” (“The Three Laws of Thermodynamics”). All objects that handles electricity follows this law of thermodynamics where energy is transferred to the light to produce the energy to allow the light to work. For change in energy, heat transfer along with the work output applies for greater energy. A relating scenario that intertwines with this is an example of how a hot object such as coffee can transfer its heat, which is also energy, to a person’s hand, and after it can disperse and decrease in temperature. Furthermore, ever since Carnot’s contribution to thermodynamics, scientists apply this knowledge for the energy around people. Through experiments, energy exists around the world and harnessing