The Total Mechanical Energy Of The Basketball

Touch Football is a team sport consisting of 6 players split into two teams on the field at a given time. It is a high intensity game, involving bursts of maximal speed and power. During a game of Touch Football, all three energy systems work towards energy production required for muscular contractions, however the dominant energy system is determined by the intensity and duration of the effort performed.

For example a tennis ball will bounce higher than a soccer ball because it has more air pressure and it is harder.

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This soccer science fair project serves to acquaint students with basic information on how the amount of air in a soccer ball can affect the distance it travels when kicked with a consistent force. The greater the air pressure in the ball, the farther it will travel when a force is applied. In the process of conducting the research, the student will learn that atmospheric pressure may also affect how far the ball will travel. The student will learn about the relationship between air pressure and friction: the lower the friction, the farther the ball will go. The student will learn about concepts like air pressure, gravitational force, compression and expansion of air molecules, potential energy and kinetic energy. This science fair experiment

7. The kinetic graph was correct as my hypothesis. My potential graph did not start in the same position as my data graph.

Bocce ball is a great way to demonstrate the complex wonders of Newton’s three laws in a simple and understandable way. Bocce ball, which was first documented in the year 5200 B.C., is a sport that was first popularized during the roman empire. It wasn’t more than just a leisurely activity until the game found its way back into Italy, once the Roman empire collapsed. Bocce ball was steadily rising and falling in popularity, until a major resurgence in 1896, when it was admitted an olympic sport, and has been part of the summer olympics ever since. Bocce has really become such a widespread sport because you can participate no matter how old, what your race is, or what gender you are. All you need to do is roll a ball. America seemed very separated from the game until a sweep of popularity in California in 1989. Today there is said to be 25,000,000 bocce ball players in the United States. Many aspects of the game of Bocce ball can be relatable to the simple concepts of Newton’s original three laws, from the balls hitting each other (Newton’s third law), to throwing balls harder to increase the force and then slowing down (Newton’s first and second laws). Throughout this essay, I will not only explain what each of Newton’s three laws mean, but provide a real life example of how it could relate to the game of bocce ball.

We can all agree that basketball is almost becoming popular around the world. So many people play this sport but do people know how basketball started and how it evolute throughout the years since basketball was borned? So like every other sports and creations, there has to be a inventor and in basketball there was a man by the name of Dr. James Naismith. “Created in 1891 in a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA gymnasium has grown into a game played worldwide by more than 300 million people”(historybits.com). So this game has been out for a very long period of time with many changing of the rules in basketball throughout the history. When it was first played in the late 1800s, there were different rules and even different looking basketball. As for the rules, originally there would be 10 people on the court but it first started with 18 people on the court which after couple of years it changed to only 10 people. Substitution was also different and the rule for this was at first no one can enter until the next game. “The rule was changed in 1920 to allow a player to re-enter the game one time. In 1934, the rule was expanded to allow players to re-enter the game twice, and, in 1945 the rule was finally changed to permit players to return to the game an unlimited number of times”(hooptactics.com). The first basketball looked very alike a football but round. The backboards were made out of straight wood and the baskets were made out of peach baskets or square boxes. There was only

“Playing basketball can be hard work. Players not only have to run around the court, but just dribbling the basketball takes some serious effort, too.” (“Surface Science: Where Does a Basketball Bounce Best?”). Energy reserved inside the ball, transfers into Different types of energy (ex. Heat, sound) when the ball hits the ground. But, which type of court restores the most energy back into the ball?

I break the stillness of the gym as I begin to pound the ball into the hardwood floor knowing that it will not go any where except back to my hand. When it does, I hear the impact of the basketball meeting my fingertips, and feel the smooth, bumpy surface of the basketball sending a shock from my fingertips to my hand. Each bounce of the ball makes a sound heard distinctively in the silent stillness. I then begin to dribble the ball to the end of the court. I quickly moved toward the far

By looking at the frequency histogram comparing height and amount of NBA players it is noticeable that the most NBA players are 6’3” to 6’8” and that there is very little NBA players in the data that are 5’9” to 6’2”. In the other histogram, comparing free throw percentages and amount of NBA players almost all of the NBA players in the data make 75% to 89.9% of their free throws and very little make make under 75% or over 89.9% of their free throws. These histograms show that most NBA players, with all different heights, make almost the same amount of free throws as other NBA players.

Hypothesis: The basketball will bounce the highest as it has thicker layers, a strong grip and is used for bouncing. A netball has thinner layers and can only be bounced

The solid ball was typically used against forts and other artillery pieces. The grape shot and canister shot were utilized as anti-personnel munitions. The Garrison Cannon used three different types of shells; hot shot, chain shot and bar shot. Hot shots were cannonballs that were heated until they were glowing red and then fired at ships to set them ablaze. Chain shot and bar shot consisted of two cannon balls connected by either a chain or bar. They were designed to destroy ships rigging. The mortar used only one type of shell, the bomb. The bomb was a hollow shell that was filled with black powder and had a fuse. The howitzer utilized hollow shot and anti-personnel munitions.

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The more and more I look around I begin to see how physics are integrated into practically everything that we do. These things would surely go unnoticed without making a conscious effort to notice them. For example simple things like riding a bike, or driving a car, or playing catch with a son or daughter. Just as these activities are loaded with elements of physics, sports are also, especially basketball. Physics play a part in every aspect of the game, from dribbling, passing, and shooting, to things as simple as setting a screen. First we should take a look at the elements of dribbling.

There are many aspects to the game of basketball and physics can be applied to all of them. Although to be good at basketball it is not necessary to play it from a physics point of view. Basketball players become good by developing muscle memory for the actions that must be performed in the game of basketball from years of practice. Nevertheless knowing some of the physics in the game of basketball can help a good player be a better player. In this paper I will cover the three most important aspects of the game, shooting, dribbling and passing.