What Causes the Ball to Curve When a Pitcher Throws

question 24

Multiple Choice

What causes the ball to curve when a pitcher throws a curve ball?

• A) difference in the relative speed of the air on different, sides of the ball
• B) Ghost of Bernoulli forces the ball to curve
• C) form drag on the front of the ball
• D) turbulence in the trailing air

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Definitions:

Irrational Fear

An intense and persistent fear of specific situations, objects, activities, or persons that is excessive and unreasonable, given the reality of the threat.

Phobia

An extreme or irrational fear or aversion to something, often leading to avoidance behaviors.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Little Albert

An early 20th-century experiment in classical conditioning where a young child was conditioned to fear a white rat, showcasing how emotional responses could be conditioned.