Does air pressure affect how high a ball bounces

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byrds
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Project Question: I am doing my science fair project on how air pressure affects how high a ball bounces. I am using basketballs. Does the size of the ball make a difference?
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Does air pressure affect how high a ball bounces

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I am doing my science fair project on the affect of air pressure on ball bounce. I am using basketballs for the project. Does the size of the ball have any affect on how high the ball will bounce?
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Re: Does air pressure affect how high a ball bounces

Post by kgudger »

Hello and Welcome to the forums:

Are you doing the Science Buddies project? https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ml#summary If not, take a look.

Also, as search of the forums found this thread: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... php?t=2111

If you still have questions, please get back to us.

Best,
Keith
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