Imagine rolling a bowling ball and a billiard ball towards each other at the same speed. What would happen?

Question

What would happen after this collision? Why is it different than two billiard balls colliding?

Answer 1

Like newton said: "for every force there is an equal and opposite counter force" Thus the bowling balls opposite force will murder the little billiard ball. It's like a NFL player crashing into you local school wimp. It's all about forces.

Hope this solves it, and may the force be with you : >

Answer 2

Momentum is the product of mass and velocity. Since the bowling ball's mass greatly exceeds the billiard ball, it will cause the billiard ball to rebound away in a different direction while the bowling ball continues forward virtually unaffected.

Even if they were rolled towards each other in a perfectly straight line, the bowling ball would either roll over the billiard ball or make the billiard ball bounce straight back.

Answer 3

If the surface is slick, the billiard ball will caram randomly with the bowling ball being uneffected. If the surface is rough, the billiard ball will caram randomly, but the bowling ball will slightly alter its direction and momentum.

Answer 4

Newtons Second Law:

The relationship between an object's mass m, its acceleration a, and the applied force F is F = ma. Acceleration and force are vectors (as indicated by their symbols being displayed in slant bold font); in this law the direction of the force vector is the same as the direction of the acceleration vector.

Newtons Third Law:

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Each ball has its own mass, and thereforee exerts its own force. Therefore the greater the mass of one object the greater force.When the one collides with the other the bowling ball exerts a greater force on the other objects. Therefore it collides and creates more force. The same can be described by a car hitting a wall. Where the wall has a greater force than say a motor bike. Therefore there will be more energy, and also more damage. Greater force.

Answer 5

Bowlliards ?

Answer 6

What would happen if a truck hit a bicycle??

I think I missed the point here somehow

Answer 7

the bowling ball would continue rolling in the same direction, while the pool ball would change direction due to the fact it has less mass. Two pool balls colliding whould react diffrently because they are of equal size and mass.

Answer 8

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