golf ball collision


Message Posted By: paige McParland
Message Posted On: December 19, 19101 at 23:52:31

In Reply To: golf ball collision
Original Message Posted By: Amy Samways
Original Message Posted On: December 13, 19101 at 15:21:59:

Body of Message:
The energy of a golf ball will bounce higher when it is dropped from a higher height. This is because of kinetic and potential energy and the elasticity of the rubber in the ball; elasticity is an objects property of changing shape when the deforming force is removed. When a golf ball hits a hard surface it's shape is deformed and kinetic energy (energy by virtue of motion) is converted to and stored as potential energy. When the golf ball returns to it's original shape, potential energy is reconverted to kinetic energy, making the bouce.

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