Question

practice it! vanessa and vir want to know how far a table tennis ball and golf ball will travel when rolled down a ramp. they use a ramp and two balls. the table tennis ball is filled with air like a balloon. the golf ball is solid inside like a marble. which of the following are predictions vanessa and vir could make? if the ramp is steeper, then the balls will travel farther. if the ball is lighter, then it will travel farther than the heavier ball. if the ball is heavier, then it will travel the least distance. if the table - tennis ball is released slowly down the ramp, then it will travel the least distance. if the golf ball is released quickly down the ramp, then it will travel the farthest distance.

Explanation:

Based on basic physics principles, steeper ramps provide more potential - energy conversion to kinetic energy for objects, so balls travel farther. Also, slower - released balls have less initial velocity and thus travel less distance, while faster - released balls travel farther.

Answer:

• If the ramp is steeper, then the balls will travel farther.
• If the table - tennis ball is released slowly down the ramp, then it will travel the least distance.
• If the golf ball is released quickly down the ramp, then it will travel the farthest distance.