Does a glass ball bounce higher than a rubber ball?
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A glass ball bounces higher than a rubber ball of the same size, providing it does not break. Further, a steel ball will also bounce higher than a rubber ball. Yet, we don't go around using ball bearings and marbles as balls because they can easily damage whatever they strike.
Correspondingly, why does a glass ball bounce higher than rubber?
In case of glass ball, it doesn't deform much,since it is rigid and when it strikes a surface, most of the impact energy returns to the glass, causing it to bounce higher than the rubber ball.
One may also ask, which type of ball will bounce the highest?
On average, the rubber bouncy ball will bounce the highest, followed by the ping pong ball. The marble will bounce the least high.
The force of the ball hitting the hard ground puts an equal force back onto the ball, causing it to bounce up. This happens because balls are made out of an elastic material like rubber, which means they can be dented or stretched and then return to their normal shape (think of what happens when you squeeze a balloon).