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Would the golf ball have more or less potential energy on the moon than it does on Earth?
1) A golf ball have less potential energy on the the moon than it does on the earth. 2)Velocity will make greater effect on the kinetic energy of an object than mass. So it is clear that, a golf ball will have less potential energy on the moon for the same hight than it does on earth.
What happens when you hit a golf ball on the moon?
On Earth, a golf ball doesn’t remain in the air for long as the planet’s gravity quickly pulls it back down. On the moon, a golf ball will travel much farther because the comparatively weak surface gravity will accelerate it back to the surface more slowly.
At what point does the ball have the lowest potential energy?
Call the zero level for gravitational potential energy to be the lowest point on which the ball rolls.
How would throwing a ball on the moon be different than throwing a ball on Earth?
If a ball is thrown on the Moon, the projectile would have a greater range than if it were to have been thrown on Earth. Why is this the case? The Moon has a lower gravitaional field strength than the Earth, and it does not have an atmosphere.
Is there potential energy on the moon?
An object at a certain height above the Moon’s surface has less gravitational potential energy than at the same height above the Earth’s surface because the Moon’s gravity is weaker.
How much longer would a ball stay aloft on the moon?
Brancazio said, consider a batted ball that rises at an angle of 40 degrees, travels 385 feet — a deep drive if not a home run — and stays aloft for five seconds on the earth. On the moon the same ball will go 890 feet and stay in the air for 21.1 seconds.
Does kinetic energy change on the moon?
The lunar orbit is a bit eccentric and so the earth-moon distance changes. The gravitational energy changes a bit but the orbital kinetic energy changes just enough to ensure total energy conservation.