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Q: Why does an inflated basketball lose air when cold?
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How long does it take for an inflated basketball to lose air?

Depends on a lot of factors. Climate can effect how long a basketball holds its bounce. Really cold weather (below 50) will cause a basketball to loose it's bounce rather quickly. If stored at room temperature, a basketball should hold its bounce for around 3-6 months.


Why does leather bounce?

A leather basketball has a inner rubber bladder which is inflated with air.


When an inflated balloon is exposed to cold air?

The volume of the balloon decreases


Why does a flat basketball seem inflated when warmed?

Because the heat causes the air inside the basketball to expand, which increases the pressure in the ball.


Can cold air deflate a tire?

yes, but it is dependent on how hot the air was when the tier was first inflated.


Which has more mass an inflated basketball or a deflated basketball?

an inflated because it takes up more room than a deflated one It depends on how you define the basketball. If you define it as just the rubber, then the mass does not change when it is inflated. If you consider the air inside the ball to be part of the ball then adding more air adds more mass. Mass is "stuff". Air has mass because air is stuff.


Does the hotter the temperature of the puck the farther it goes?

Temperature can affect a couple of different variables in a ball to alter the distance it will travel from an impact. For inflated balls, the temperature can change the air pressure inside the ball giving an over inflated effect if it was warmed, or and under inflated effect if it was cold. (Have you ever tried dribbling a basketball without enough air in it?) The amount of air pressure then is directly proportional to the temperature of the air inside.


What occurs to the volume of an inflated balloon when exposed to cold air?

It decreases. The colder air contracts, making the balloon shrink.


When a inflated balloon is exposed to cold air what happenes?

It becomes slightly deflated because the air inside it contracts on cooling.


Can cold air effect how high a basketball can bounce?

== == This is because of air's tendency to become more dense when it is cold. This happens because air molecules,when cold, move slowly and close together while air molecules,when warm, move fast and farther apart.


Why would a basketball shrink half its size in cold weather while in a trunk?

Cold air is dense.


What do you fill a basketball with?

Regular air is perfectly acceptable. To fill it, get a bike pump with a small needle that will fit the small black hole on your basketball and pump air through the tube on the system, through the needle and into the basketball until it is inflated as much as you like. You can buy a bike pump/air pump at almost anywhere including walmart or walgreens.