Interpretation: The reason why a tennis ball bounces higher in the summer than in winter needs to be explained by using gas behavior.
Concept Introduction: As temperature increases, the molecules of gases start moving at a higher speed and this causes them to collide faster with each other and the walls of the container in which they are placed.
Explanation of Solution
There is an effect of temperature on the bounce of a ball. When the temperature is increased, the gas molecules present inside the ball start moving apart from each other. This results in an increase in the molecular energy and they bounce faster inside the ball. This higher pressure results in a higher bounce of the ball. Since in summer the atmospheric temperature is higher as compared to winter, the tennis ball bounces higher in summer as compared to winter.
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