Understanding Baseball Bat Dynamics

Understanding Baseball Bat Dynamics

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

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The video explores the unexpected flexibility of baseball bats, which appear solid but can bend due to their length. It highlights how vibrations travel through the bat into the hands, challenging the perception of baseball equipment as rigid.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the initial reaction to seeing the bat bend?

It is confusing because bats are made of metal.

It is normal because all sports equipment bends.

It is surprising because bats seem solid.

It is expected because bats are flexible.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do long objects like bats have the ability to bend?

Because they are designed to bend.

Because they are hollow inside.

Because of their length and material properties.

Because they are made of rubber.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a natural characteristic of long objects like bats?

They are always solid.

They do not vibrate.

They can bend.

They are unbreakable.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the vibrations in the bat?

They cause the bat to break.

They extend all the way to the hands.

They disappear quickly.

They stay in the middle of the bat.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do the vibrations in the bat travel to?

To the base of the bat.

To the hands of the player.

To the ground.

To the tip of the bat.

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