Bouncing Ball Physics

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Bouncing a ball is something we all did as kids at some point in our lives. But while most kids would do it for leisure, I would try and see the physics behind a bouncing ball, and as I grew up I learnt that a simple bounce can tie in with many dynamic principles – acceleration, momentum, energy, and more. The small period before, during and after a ball’s impact with the floor is relevantly not studied at such a microscopic level, and the different factors that could affect the “bounciness” of a ball, and to be more specific, the restitution of the ball. As a result, I came up with my research question: How does temperature affect the coefficient of restitution of a ball? Before investigating the effect of temperature on a bouncing ball, the physics of the ball motion before, during, and after impact on the floor should be briefly analyzed to get a broad idea of what happens during the bouncing of a ball. …show more content…
This energy is the energy of the ball held above the ground prior to the drop. E_(gp=mgh)
When the ball is dropped, the height decreases and as a result so does the gravitational potential energy. Simultaneously, velocity of the ball decreases, and consequently kinetic energy increases since it is half the mass of the ball multiplied by velocity squared. As the ball falls, the gravitational potential energy is converted to kinetic energy according to the law of conservation of
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