The Factors that Affect the Height at which a Dropped Squash Ball Bounces
Height-The higher the squash ball is dropped the higher it will bounce
because there will be more energy converted into elastic energy to
propel the ball back up.
Type of Ball- The type of ball would greatly affect the experiment
because different types of balls have different amounts of elasticity
so some would bounce higher.
Temperature of the Ball- The temperature of the ball would affect the
experiment because the warmer the ball is the more energy and
elasticity it will have.
Landing Surface- Different types of surface will affect the bounce
height because an elastic landing surface will absorb some of the
energy, lowering the bounce height. However a rigid landing surface
will absorb very little of the energy thus giving the ball a higher
bounce height.
The variable in my experiment is going to be drop heigt because I do
not have the knowledge or the resources to do the other variables. I
predict that the higher the ball is dropped the higher it will bounce
because at a higher height there will be more stored energy.
Gravity and Bouncing
The energy involved in an object falling is called potential energy.
It can be calculated by using the formula: Potential Energy= Mass x
N/Kg (this is gravity) x Height.
As the object falls the Potential energy is transferred into Kinetic
Energy (movement). When the ball hit’s the ground the energy is
transferred into elastic energy, however some of this energy is lost
as sound and heat energy, hence the fact the bounce is shorter each
time.
On earth the gravity is 10N/Kg this is because for every kilogram 10
newtons is exerted upon it by the pull of the earth’s rotation.
Experiment Plan
I plan to set up the apparatus with a 2 meter rules to measure the
bounce height, and I intend to measure the bounce height with the eye.
This isn’t the most accurate methods of doing this experiment but I
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