Question: When a ball is dropped to the floor from a height h, it strikes the ground and briefly undergoes a change of shape before rebounding

When a ball is dropped to the floor from a height h, it strikes the ground and briefly undergoes a change of shape before rebounding to a maximum height less than h. Explain why it does not return to the same height h?

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