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Which would bounce higher a tennis ball or a basketball?
The tennis ball bounces higher because the relative speed when it bounces off the basketball is almost double that for when it hit the ground.
What force causes a tennis ball to bounce?
Where the forces act with respect to the centre of mass of the ball changes as the ball rolls on the ground, and all forces can exert a torque on the ball, including the normal force and the force of gravity. This can cause the ball to bounce forward, bounce back, or sideways.
Why can’t a tennis ball bounce higher than the height from which it is dropped?
When you drop the ball, gravity pulls it down and it picks up speed. The reason it doesn’t bounce higher than where it started is simple: some of the ball’s energy is lost as heat when it bounces, so it doesn’t have as much going up as it did coming down.
How high will a tennis ball bounce?
According to the ITF rules a “valid” tennis ball should bounce to between 135 cm and 147 cm when dropped on a concrete floor from a height of 254 cm (53-57 in from 100 in). This means that the ball should reach between 53% and 57% of the drop height when bouncing.
How high does a tennis ball bounce on different surfaces?
If the vertical speed after the bounce is faster on one court versus another, the ball will bounce higher on that court. The COR is about 0.6 for grass, 0.83 for hard courts, and 0.85 for clay courts. That means that a ball’s vertical bounce will be highest and fastest on clay, lowest and slowest on grass.
Why does a steel ball bounce higher than a rubber ball?
Since steel snaps back much faster than rubber, the steel ball will bounce higher, especially when dropped on another very hard surface, like steel. The key is stored energy. This stores a great deal of collision energy in the process, giving the ball its spring.
What ball bounces the highest?
rubber ball
When all three balls are dropped from the same height, the rubber ball will bounce the highest because it has the greatest elasticity. When the rubber ball hits the ground it gets compressed, or squished, and because it is very elastic, it quickly returns to its original shape.