SOLUTION: If I drop a soccer ball. The first bounce will be highest, and each bounce after that will be lower until the ball stops bouncing. How can I describe the energy changes that takes

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Question 466235: If I drop a soccer ball. The first bounce will be highest, and each bounce after that will be lower until the ball stops bouncing. How can I describe the energy changes that takes place and explain how energy is conserved? I would gladly appreciate if you can help me because I been trying to figure this out all day!
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If I drop a soccer ball. The first bounce will be highest, and each bounce after that will be lower until the ball stops bouncing.
How can I describe the energy changes that takes place and explain how energy is conserved?
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The ball before you drop it has potential energy.
You drop it.
When it hits the ground energy is expended in stretching the ball
and in friction with the ground.
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The compressed ball then has kinetic energy which causes it to
rebound, but to a lesser height than the original because of the
energy expended in the stretching and the friction.
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The process is then repeated.
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Cheers,
Stan H.