The student can achieve a bigger splash in their next trial by doing the following:
1. They can use a ball with a larger diameter but the same mass. This would increase the surface area of the ball that comes into contact with the water, leading to a larger splash.
2. They can use a ball with the same diameter but more mass. The increased mass would result in a higher amount of kinetic energy being transferred to the water upon impact, causing a bigger splash.
3. They can drop the same ball with more speed. Increasing the speed at which the ball hits the water would result in a higher momentum transfer, leading to a larger splash.
4. They can drop the same ball from a higher height. The increased gravitational potential energy at a higher height would result in a higher amount of kinetic energy upon impact, resulting in a bigger splash.
A student drops a basket ball into a pool from a height of 5 meters while a friend records the approximate splash height. they want to make a bigger splash in their next trial. How can the achieve this?
They can use a ball with less diameter but less mass.
They can use a ball with the same diameter but more mass
they can drop the same ball with less speed
they can drop the same ball from a lower hight
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which is better though?
The best option for achieving a bigger splash would depend on the specific factors of the situation, such as the properties of the ball and the conditions of the pool. However, in general, increasing the speed or dropping the ball from a higher height would typically produce a larger splash compared to using a different ball with smaller diameter or less mass. Both increasing speed and height contribute to the increase in the kinetic energy of the ball upon impact, resulting in a bigger splash.