9.7.16 Bellwork 2nd Period by Lauren Parker

Why does a baseball continue to move after a pitcher lets go of it and stops applying force? Why would the ball eventually hit the ground?

lauren_parker3 — 2016-09-05 23:37:58 UTC

Write a paragraph with your explanation using complete sentences. Remember to restate the question n your answer. Minimum of four sentences for full credit.

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Dylan White

2016-09-07 14:03:00 UTC

It continues to move because it is in motion and it will stay in motion until a unbalanced force acts in i. It will finaly hit the ground because Gravity is pulling it toward the earth.

A. Spencer

2016-09-07 14:03:05 UTC

Yes, a baseball continues to move after the pitcher lets go. This is because of its interia. It will eventually hit the ground because of the gravitational pull of the earth. The force of interia makes the ball move forward, but Earth's gravity pulls it to the ground.

Conor Graves

2016-09-07 14:03:08 UTC

Because gravity would pull it down to the ground. Also, it would happen every time unless the baseball was somehow hit hard enough to send it into orbit. Also, the ball would keep moving because an unbalanced force hit the ball and overcame the inertia. The ball would keep moving because the force would be so powerful it would keep going until air resistance and gravity became more powerful than the unbalanced force.

Todie Turner

2016-09-07 14:04:54 UTC

Gravity pulls the baseball down to the ground. It keeps moving cause a object in action says in action. The force keeps the ball in the air until it loose inertia it will hit the ground. After a little bit gravity will pull it to a stop.

Houston

2016-09-07 14:04:54 UTC

It stays moving by its in motion and it will stay in motion until a unbalanced force acts upon that baseball

Kaleb Morris

2016-09-07 14:05:01 UTC

It continues to move because of the force the pitch used when it was in his hand. And when the ball gets hit it goes for a little while and hits the ground after a little while.

Landon

2016-09-07 14:05:06 UTC

It continues to move because a motion that stays in motion . It won't stop until the catcher catches it. Or if it's hit by the batter it would either be stopped by an in fielder or an out fielder.

Jayme

2016-09-07 14:05:08 UTC

The force of Inetia keeps the ball in the air but eventually the ball will loose its inertia and will hit the ground

Layla Mcclenny

2016-09-07 14:05:15 UTC

It continues to go forward because the pitcher aplied force to the object. The ball will keep moving intill the ball is stopped by an unbalanced force. Gravity will pull the ball down.

anna wallace

2016-09-07 14:05:18 UTC

The baseball will countinue to move even when the pitcher lets go of it. This happens because the balls inertia keeps it moving. But after so long Earth's gravity pulls the ball to the ground. If there was no gravity the ball would keep going until acted on by an unbalanced force.

Logan laws

2016-09-07 14:05:19 UTC

This is why a ball keeps moving and eventually hits the ground.The balls inertia keeps it going. gravity pulls it to the ground. The wind does not have enough friction to slow it down.

Marquel miller

2016-09-07 14:05:24 UTC

The base ball is in motion and will stop when a nother object acts on it

Dakota sturgeon

2016-09-07 14:05:28 UTC

The baseball will stay in motion till a unbalance force acts upon it. That's till the unbalanced. friction, or some other unbalanced force. Intiercha is keeping the ball going. The unbalanced force is gravity and friction.

Jacob wallace

2016-09-07 14:05:30 UTC

It keeps moving because the pitcher put force on the ball. The ball will stop moving when the catcher puts a unbalanced force upon it.

Baley Russell

2016-09-07 14:05:43 UTC

It will continue to move until there is no act of force on the ball

Sydney

2016-09-07 14:05:44 UTC

The baseball will continue to go through the air unless something stops it. In this case the force of gravity is what stops to baseball. If there wasn't any gravity, the ball would keep going unless some other force stopped it. Otherwise the ball will keep going.

JoLeigh

2016-09-07 14:06:05 UTC

eventuallyThe ball would keep on moving because of the force that the pitcher put on it. When the pitcher throws the ball, the ball moves through the air because of the power that was put on the ball before it was released. That force stayed with the ball until the force of gravity started taking effect. The ball hits the ground because of gravity.

Lauryn J

2016-09-07 14:06:08 UTC

The ball would keep moving. The force keeps it moving. Then the gravity would eventually make it hit the ground.

Kamron

2016-09-07 14:09:02 UTC

The ball keeps moving. It keeps moving because there is no other force acting on the object to stop it. An object will stay in motion unless an unbalanced force acts upon it.