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Question by white hawwaiian
Submitted on 12/30/2003
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does heat or cold affect how high a ball bounces

Answer by steve
Submitted on 1/2/2004
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what do you think, dumbs!?*

Answer by amalius
Submitted on 1/12/2004
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depends...is the ball inflated w/ air or solid rubber? if solid-no it would take excessive heat or cold to affect it. If inflated-yes heat and cold affect the air in the ball. heat will cause the air molecules to move faster(inflate) while cold slows them down eventually causing deflation all over time. If any ball is released(no extra energy from being thrown)a ball will only rebound 1/2 the total hight it fell. assuming the surface is harder(hard wood floor) and that the ball is inflated to optimal pressure.

Answer by Jay
Submitted on 5/9/2004
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Ithink yes cause the basketballs get flat in the cold

Answer by chad glick
Submitted on 8/30/2004
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this is gay!!! i KNOW cold air deflats the ball FOR SURE....

Answer by Katie
Submitted on 9/15/2004
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I'm not sure try again next time.

Answer by babyZ
Submitted on 9/26/2004
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when something is in the cold it gets harder because its in the process of feezing but when something gets harder it doesnt bounce well

Answer by coka
Submitted on 9/28/2004
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Answer by shorty
Submitted on 10/25/2004
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well...like she said it depends on whether the ball is inflated or not. and it depends on the floor hardwood,tile,carpet. if it is hardwood then yes because it is one of the hardest!!

Answer by martin H
Submitted on 11/17/2004
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i dont now im sooooo stupit

Answer by Ray & Sarah
Submitted on 11/23/2004
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We think so, the ball bounces higher in heat, then deflates when it's cold, like they said.

Answer by mesea and alexa
Submitted on 12/7/2004
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Answer by ZACH
Submitted on 12/8/2004
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it does because heat makes things expand and when you bounce a basketball for instance it needs to flatten a little bit to get mometum and bounce itself back up, but a deflated ball dosn'tgo as high because it flattens to much to the ground. but if the ball is cold that means the molecules are closer together making it stiffer so then it hits but it won't bounce as high.

Answer by hello
Submitted on 12/16/2004
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Answer by kimbricus
Submitted on 12/16/2004
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My opinion is yes,because the more air particles the ball get the more the temperature rises. If the ball get flat then the temperature will get lower.

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Submitted on 2/24/2005
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Submitted on 12/12/2005
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Answer by penis
Submitted on 1/2/2005
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Answer by gogo
Submitted on 1/6/2005
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i think that the cold will slow it down because thats what i think

Answer by MAR
Submitted on 1/9/2005
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Yes due to the varius molecules inside of different types of balls.

Answer by Jessica
Submitted on 2/15/2005
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i really think it does inflate because if you set a ball nice and pumped outside, than you can't bounce it, but leave it in and its really roarin to go.

Answer by Jackass
Submitted on 2/23/2005
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Of course you a$$hole

Answer by WTH U SHOUTING?
Submitted on 4/13/2005
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It's plain stupid

Answer by bill
Submitted on 6/22/2005
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Answer by tim
Submitted on 8/30/2005
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On a soccer ball or any type of ball if you leave it out in the cold the it will become harder than it already was so there for the ball wont bounce as well b/c it will become deflated bouncy balls will become harder so they will bounce higher.

Answer by Ki
Submitted on 9/14/2005
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Maybe Test it and see

Answer by kary
Submitted on 9/20/2005
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it depend how the ball bounce and want air you but in it.

Answer by Lil Ms.Cutie
Submitted on 9/27/2005
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yes it does because the coldness makes a rubber basketball deflate and the heat doesnt do anything to a rubber basketball

Answer by Heath Huthison
Submitted on 10/18/2005
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I know for sure the basketball will bounce higher because I left a basketball out in the sun once and when I got back out there it was full of air and it had to much air in it and when it was in the shade it went flat

Answer by MeMe
Submitted on 1/12/2006
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I think that heat and cold do effect how high a ball bounces because of the pressure that it holds from the heat and the cold. i think that if it is cold outside that a ball will bounce faster but if it is hot outside it will bounce slower

Answer by Kaylie
Submitted on 1/12/2006
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yes, because it happens often!

Answer by Tashara
Submitted on 2/2/2006
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I think yes because if the ball is flat it will not bounce as high as you want and if the ball is not flat it will bounce very high. BUT if it is cold the ball will NOT bounce high.

Answer by thekolwiki.net
Submitted on 2/24/2006
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yes, i belive so.

Answer by lor
Submitted on 3/2/2006
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yes temperature does effect the bouncyness of balls. when heated thhey bounce higher when cold they hardly bounce at all

Answer by jenny
Submitted on 5/15/2006
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Submitted on 10/24/2006
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