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What kind of physics concept can be found in volleyball?
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needsomuchHELP! asked:


State examples, formulas. Concepts such as momentum, work, force, velocity, etc. Also explain how it can be applied to volleyball.

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borse on 1 July, 2008 at 7:51 pm #

projectile motion

Dont forget to consider ground level (ie height of volleyball player)


macman on 5 July, 2008 at 7:40 am #

wow, all of them and more!
I think YOU need to think of these. but I will give you a couple of examples:

impulse - momentum
The ball is coming down, it is “bumped” by player.
Initially it has momentum mv down, it experiences an impulse (force x time) and leaves with momentum mv’ UP. impulse = change in momentum = mv’- (-mv)

you can talk about different forces in bump versus set versus smash versus serve.
you can talk about jumping, work(force x distance) of legs, cons. of energy of players as they leap up and then come down….it really is endless, but YOU need to apply it.


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