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How does a football bounce?

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A soccer ball bounces do the principles of dynamics, the branch of physics which deals with objects in motion. The materials a soccer ball is composed of, has a high degree of elasticity. This means that the stresses induced into a ball by a collision has greater potential to retain its shape rather than failing and rupturing. Due to this elastic property and the law of conservation of momentum (which states that the total momentum of any closed system is constant, meaning it loses no energy) when the ball is kicked, or impacts against something, the energy is transferred into the ball or the object it impacts. Depending on the exact type of collision (depends on all materials invovled) the ball may lose energy, but will often retain a portion of it, causing the ball to deflect off the object it impacts resulting in the bounce.

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It's bouce would exibit chaotic behavior, due to the many variables at play. If it landed on the fat thick middle, it will behave much like any other ball, however, if it lands on either of the smaller ends, upward rotation can be observed due to the different pressures at the point of impact.

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