Higher Physics

Mechanics - Activity 15   

Impulse

Aim - To compare different times of contact for different balls bouncing on a hard surface

          Instructions
  • Release the hard rubber ball and note the time of contact between the ball and the surface.  This is the time during the bounce
  • Repeat several times and obtain an average time for the bounce
  • Repeat the experiment for the other two balls
  • From the results, match the ball used to the graph that could show the variation of force with time during the bounce
 
 
 
 

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